Flu epidemic officially over

… further. Moreover, the number of samples in which the flu virus was detected remained high. There was even a slight … At the same time, the number of samples in which the flu virus (influenza virus) was detected also fell to the level at the start of …

Vaccination rate stable, participation no longer dropping

… stable The national vaccination rate for human papillomavirus (HPV, a virus associated with cervical cancer) was 45.5%, the same …

Research projects Arboviruses

… Microarray development Flaviviruses show cross-reactivity in conventional serological … enables us to test seropositivity for the following arboviruses: Dengue virus Yellow fever virus Japanese encephalitis virus … Research projects Arboviruses … Research projects Arboviruses …

Consortium participants EURL-PH-VBV

… biorisk at RIVM.  Chantal Reusken is professor of Emerging Viruses in One Health Context at the Faculty of Veterinary … appointed member of the WHO technical working group on arboviruses.  She is a founding member of the European society for Arbovirus Research (ARES). Her activities focus on emerging …

FAQ about Mpox

… Can de mpox virus also spread through the air? The mpox virus spreads mainly through direct, close contact. This includes direct skin contact and sexual contact. The virus can also spread through contact with towels, bedding … notifies the contacts of a person infected with the mpox virus and tells them what they should do. People who have …

Mpox in sewage

… Mpox virus DNA in sewage RIVM studied whether the mpox virus can be found in sewage. In order to be able to detect the virus, the search focused on its genetic material (DNA). …

FAQ about cervical cancer screening on Bonaire

… HPV is the abbreviation of Human Papilloma Virus. It is the virus that can cause cervical cancer.  … Yes, HPV is transmitted through sex. The virus is highly contagious: 80 of every 100 sexually active men and women become infected with the virus. This means that 80 percent of these men and women …

UK variant gains ground in the Netherlands

… number of 1.27 means that 100 people infected with the UK virus variant will collectively infect another 127 people … of the UK variant, we are facing two variants of the virus that are spreading in the Netherlands at different … Our behaviour can protect ourselves and others against the virus. Regardless of which virus variant is involved: Follow …

News EURL-PH-VBV

… Over four days, attendees received hands-on training in virus isolation, culture, titration, and neutralization … methods. November 2025: Training on Aedes-borne borne viruses and associated diseases hosted by University of … organised a three-day training on Aedes-borne borne viruses and associated diseases at Aristotle University of …

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Wastewater research: wat is possible?

… Measuring pathogens (and variants thereof), such as: coronavirus, polio virus, mpox virus, influenza virus, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, RS … been conducting wastewater research to monitor the polio virus for a long time, and we also conduct measurements for …

Quality assessment of SARS-CoV-2 antigen test diagnostics: good performance at public test sites in the Netherlands

… have been used in the Netherlands to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus: the rapid antigen test (RAT) and the high-throughput … used sets of 15 samples containing inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus. These samples contained various concentrations and forms (variants) of the virus. One sample did not contain any virus at all. The …

FAQ about cervical cancer screening on Sint Eustatius

… HPV is the abbreviation of Human Papilloma Virus. It is the virus that can cause cervical cancer. … Yes, HPV is transmitted through sex. The virus is highly contagious: 80 of every 100 sexually active men and women become infected with the virus. This means that 80 percent of these men and women …

FAQ about cervical cancer screening on Saba

… HPV is the abbreviation of Human Papilloma Virus. It is the virus that can cause cervical cancer. … Yes, HPV is transmitted through sex. The virus is highly contagious: 80 of every 100 sexually active men and women become infected with the virus. This means that 80 percent of these men and women …

New variants disrupt plans

… would have decreased even more without the new coronavirus variants that have arrived in the Netherlands, … that people who get tested are infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This may mean that people with mild … by I nfectieradar . In order to slow down the spread of the virus, including the new variants, it is and remains …

Number of confirmed COVID-19 infections almost doubled last week

… infected on average by one person who has the novel coronavirus. The reproduction number is 1.20. This means that 100 people who are infected with the novel coronavirus will collectively infect another 120 people. Although … where each infected person contracted the novel coronavirus. The source of most infections is still within the …

Objectives and activities EURL-PH-VBV

… aims to provide expertise in the field of vector-borne viruses to national expert laboratories (NEL), ECDC and the … objectives: Access to rapid (reference) diagnostics, virus characterisation, laboratory protocols, expert advice, … and reference materials to establish or exclude an arbovirus infection according to EU-case definitions. A …

Sewage from 10 million people examined for the presence of the novel coronavirus

… sewage treatment plants for the presence of the novel coronavirus. The number of sampling points where RIVM is … in the Netherlands is being examined to test for the coronavirus. More particles of the novel coronavirus have been found again in sewage in recent weeks. This …

Jørgen de Jonge, PhD

… and the microbiome (Susana Fuentes). We investigate virus-host interactions in the airways and antibody-mediated … Kasteren) and broadly-reactive immunity to rapidly evolving viruses (Jørgen de Jonge). Our knowledge supports advise on … I am intrigued by the race between rapidly evolving viruses and the complex immune system and how we can …

HAVNET

… HAVNet is a worldwide laboratory network of hepatitis A virus experts collaborating to perform supranational studies … HAV working group, which was formed within the Foodborne viruses in Europe network (FBVE), a network of virologists … who share surveillance and research data on enteric virus infections. The FBVE network started in 1999 and was …