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You searched for these word(s): virusMarburg virus disease
https://www.rivm.nl/en/marburg… Marburg virus disease is an infectious disease that can make people … ill, possibly leading to death. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus is a cause of viral haemorrhagic fever. People with the disease often have internal bleeding. The Marburg virus is rare and occurs in Africa. …
Publication date: 10-08-2024Zika Virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/zika-virus… The Zika virus is spread in tropical and subtropical regions by … not native to the Netherlands. The disease caused by the virus (Zika fever) is usually fairly mild. Most people do … What is the Zika virus? The Zika virus is a virus that causes an infectious disease called …
Publication date: 03-29-2016Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rsv… Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of respiratory infections in children. The virus is also common among older people. Almost all children … get an RSV infection before they turn 2 years old. The virus is mainly seen in winter. … Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of respiratory …
Publication date: 10-24-2022Ongoing monitoring of changes in swine influenza viruses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/ongoing-monitoring-of-changes-in-swine-influenza-viruses… Although swine influenza viruses have changed in recent years, they have not combined with influenza viruses that affect humans or birds. In order to identify … it is important to continue monitoring swine influenza viruses. These findings are from research conducted by RIVM, …
Publication date: 02-05-2026First West Nile virus patient in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/first-west-nile-virus-patient-in-netherlands… A male patient has been diagnosed with the West Nile virus last week. The man has not been abroad recently. He may have contracted the virus in the region of Utrecht due to a mosquito bite. In … birds and mosquitoes have been detected with the West Nile virus in August and September. This is the first time that …
Publication date: 10-15-2020Nipah virus in India: risk to Dutch travellers very low
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nipah-virus-in-india-risk-to-dutch-travellers-very-low… state of West Bengal, two people have contracted Nipah virus disease, which is mainly transmitted by fruit bats. In the Netherlands, the risk of infection with the Nipah virus is negligible. There are no fruit bats here, and no people in this country have the virus. People travelling to West Bengal can reduce the risk …
Publication date: 02-02-2026Poster presentation Geotagging Hepatitis A virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/poster-presentation-geotagging-hepatitis-a-virus… download the poster presentation 'Geotagging Hepatitis A virus, a dynamic tool for public health surveillance' (PDF) … Hepatitis A is an acute liver disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV) Transmitted by oral-fecal route Distributed … References Jacobsen H. The global prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection and susceptibility: A systematic Review. …
Publication date: 11-02-2013Patient infected with West Nile virus in the Arnhem region
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/patient-infected-with-west-nile-virus-in-arnhem-region… In the past week, six human infections with the West Nile virus have been detected in the Netherlands. One patient contracted the virus in the Arnhem region; the others were infected in the … Seven people have been diagnosed so far. The West Nile virus is transmitted via mosquitoes. …
Publication date: 11-11-2020Netherlands experiencing multiple respiratory viruses; now also flu epidemic
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/netherlands-experiencing-multiple-respiratory-viruses-now-also-flu-epidemic… and GPs throughout the country report that the flu virus has been turning up in more throat and nasal samples … their GP with flu-like symptoms. In addition to the flu virus, several other viruses that cause respiratory symptoms are currently … viral infection, including infection with the flu virus. For the second consecutive week, these laboratories …
Publication date: 12-23-2022Spread of tick-borne encephalitis virus in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/spread-of-tick-borne-encephalitis-virus-in-netherlands… ticks can also transmit the tick encephalitis (TBE) virus. Although the risk of contracting tick encephalitis … Since 2016, we know that ticks can be infected with the TBE virus in certain areas of the Netherlands. In areas where the TBE virus was found, approximately 1 in 1500 ticks were infected …
Publication date: 06-24-2020Map of average number of virus particles in wastewater
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/current/weekly-update/map-average-number-of-virus-particles-in-wastewater… The map shows the average number of virus particles in wastewater (the viral load) in the past … via the arrow at the bottom right of the map. If no virus particles could be detected in the most recent … did not turn out to be representative for the spread of the virus in these catchment areas. RIVM is still investigating …
Publication date: 04-30-2024Virus Diagnostics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-smallpox-vaccine/fields-of-expertise/virus-diagnostics… Virus Diagnostics Expert Harry Vennema, PhD … Virus Diagnostics … Virus Diagnostics …
Publication date: 12-01-2015Current information about Marburg virus disease
https://www.rivm.nl/en/marburg/current… Outbreak of Marburg Virus in Ethiopia The Ethiopian government has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus. This is the first outbreak of this disease in … Current information about Marburg virus disease …
Publication date: 10-08-2024EVA-Global (European Virus Archive Global)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/eva-global… authenticate and distribute human, animal and plant viruses. EVA-GLOBAL is conceived to be an open-access entity … catalogue, facilitates access to the collections including viruses, derived materials and engineered cells. EVA-GLOBAL … EVA-GLOBAL will also link up with other network-based virus associated programmes that exist globally. This unique …
Publication date: 02-19-2020Pneumonia increase likely caused by multiple viruses and bacteria
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pneumonia-increase-likely-caused-by-multiple-viruses-and-bacteria… since December 2023. These tests showed that multiple viruses and bacteria were very likely to have been … increase in cases of pneumonia. That means that no single virus or bacteria was the cause. The increase did not lead … RIVM investigated which respiratory viruses and bacteria that could cause pneumonia were present …
Publication date: 02-07-2024Grey heron infected with West Nile virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/grey-heron-infected-with-west-nile-virus… region has tested positive for the West Nile virus. The virus is rare in the Netherlands. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and since the mosquito … any other birds have been infected with the West Nile virus. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety …
Publication date: 11-01-2022Monitoring the development of the flu virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/flu/monitoring… RIVM monitors the development of the flu virus in various ways. We call this ‘surveillance’. As part … with flu-like symptoms and look at which type of flu virus is most prevalent. … research to check whether the samples contain a flu virus. We also look at other viral pathogens, such as the …
Publication date: 03-16-2023Annual reporting on surveillance of acute respiratory infections 2024/2025 - RS Virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rsv/annual-reporting-2024-2025… Timing of RS-virus peak similar to before the pandemic In all available sources about RS-virus, a peak was seen around the turn of the year. The timing of this peak is similar to the peaks of RS-virus before the COVID-19 pandemic. RS-virus in … Table 1. RS-virus indicators (start, intensity, and peak) based on …
Publication date: 10-30-2025State Secretary Blokhuis: boys will also be vaccinated against HPV virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/state-secretary-blokhuis-boys-will-also-be-vaccinated-against-hpv-virus… The vaccine against the HPV human papillomavirus virus will also become available for boys. That is what … year about 1,000 women and 500 men get cancer from the virus. The vaccine protects against this. Boys who are … Blokhuis: boys will also be vaccinated against HPV virus …
Publication date: 09-30-2019Two imported cases of Lassa virus in the Netherlands from Sierra Leone
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/two-imported-cases-of-lassa-virus-in-netherlands-from-sierra-leone… hospital in Sierra Leone have been infected with the Lassa virus. The doctors were probably infected during treatment … display symptoms that could possibly be ascribed to a Lassa virus infection. Because of this early detection and … monitoring of contacts, there was little chance that the virus would spread in the Netherlands. None of these …
Publication date: 12-13-2019