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You searched for these word(s): virusRIVM modelling for COVID-19 reviewed by international experts
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-modelling-for-covid-19-reviewed-by-international-experts… calculation models to map the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and assess the severity of the novel virus. Using data from surveillance and research in the …
Publication date: 09-15-2023High rates of RSV in children over the summer, and a late flu epidemic in the 2021-2022 season
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/high-rates-of-rsv-in-children-over-summer-and-late-flu-epidemic-in-2021-2022-season… RSV over the summer of 2021. The number of positive coronavirus tests rapidly increased after the summer of 2021. And … RSV is primarily a winter virus, but the number of infections reported over the winter … higher than in previous years. More positive coronavirus tests due to new variants Following the emergence of …
Publication date: 09-15-2022Quality of protective equipment insufficient during COVID-19 crisis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/quality-of-protective-equipment-insufficient-during-covid-19-crisis… on the face, they provided insufficient protection against virus particles. In addition, the isolation gowns and gloves …
Publication date: 01-19-2022It is almost time for your seasonal flu vaccine
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/it-is-almost-time-for-your-seasonal-flu-vaccine… for elderly people and people with vulnerable health, the virus can have serious implications. The flu vaccine offers …
Publication date: 10-15-2025Protected by single vaccination after COVID-19 infection
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/protected-by-single-vaccination-after-covid-19-infection… generates high concentrations of antibodies against the virus. Control question when making an appointment When …
Publication date: 06-05-2021BA.5 variant detected in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/ba5-variant-detected-in-netherlands… The BA.5 variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was detected for the first time in the … Little difference Mutations in the genetic material of the virus have been identified in the BA.5 variant. These … that your immune system uses to recognise the coronavirus. Not much information is available about this new …
Publication date: 04-25-2022People who work at night are more likely to get infected with coronavirus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/people-who-work-at-night-are-more-likely-to-get-infected-with-coronavirus… at night are 37% more likely to test positive for coronavirus than people who only work during the daytime. This is … and the Environment (RIVM) into the first year of the coronavirus pandemic in the north of the Netherlands. Differences … people were getting infected with earlier variants of coronavirus than the Delta and Omicron variants. …
Publication date: 05-10-2022Flu vaccine campaign about to start
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-vaccine-campaign-about-to-start-0… For many people, flu is a fairly innocent virus. However, people aged 60 and over and people with …
Publication date: 10-03-2024Current developments flu vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/current-developments… optimizing the production process (cell culture instead of virus culture in chicken eggs); and to simplifying …
Publication date: 10-09-2015Last winter’s flu epidemic was short and mild. And then COVID-19 arrived.
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/last-winters-flu-epidemic-was-short-and-mild-and-then-covid-19-arrived… symptoms. Most of them became ill with the type A influenza virus. Although a flu epidemic normally lasts an average of … Netherlands, the first infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease COVD-19, was confirmed on 27 …
Publication date: 01-28-2021Awareness raising and capacity building
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water/terms-of-reference/awareness-raising-and-capacity-building… is contamination with human pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, parasites and helminthes. Testing and monitoring of …
Publication date: 03-08-2016Autumn wave of COVID-19 may be starting: vaccination and testing are key
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/autumn-wave-of-covid-19-may-be-starting-vaccination-and-testing-are-key… Infections with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands have been increasing for … infections are more common later in the year. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 also spreads more easily in autumn. In recent weeks, more people are contracting the virus and passing it on to others. Some people have a higher …
Publication date: 09-27-2022Insight into hospital admissions for acute respiratory infections
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/hospital-admissions-for-acute-respiratory-infections… infections, such as those caused by the influenza virus, pneumococcal bacteria and the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, cause a great deal of illness and death …
Publication date: 09-22-2021EpiPose
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/epipose… COVID-19. This helped us to understand the dynamics of the virus better and select effective measures to control the …
Publication date: 07-28-2021New research in GGD test lanes on spread of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-research-in-ggd-test-lanes-on-spread-of-coronavirus-sars-cov-2… survey-based study this week on risk factors for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The participants in this study are people … of why some people become infected with the coronavirus while others do not. The study also provides … does provide some insight into the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands, it is not always clear …
Publication date: 02-08-2021International collaboration for infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/international-collaboration… flies, and food-borne pathogens (such as Salmonella and viruses), the European Commission has appointed RIVM as an … and evaluation | RIVM WHO Reference Laboratory for Coronaviruses | RIVM Polio Laboratory Network …
Publication date: 01-29-2025Zoonoses Report 2024: more people ill due to salmonella
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/zoonoses-report-2024-more-people-ill-due-to-salmonella… that a cat in the Netherlands was infected with a Lyssa virus – a type of rabies that occurs in bats. There was also …
Publication date: 10-17-2025Flu vaccine campaign about to start
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-vaccine-campaign-about-to-start… For many people, flu is a fairly harmless virus. People aged 60 and over and people with certain …
Publication date: 09-29-2023Prof. A.M. (Ana Maria) de Roda Husman
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise/prof-a-m-ana-maria-roda-husman… In 1995, she earned her PhD with her thesis ‘Human Papillomaviruses and cervical carcinogenesis’ at the VU University … are playing an important role in exposure to pathogenic viruses, parasites and bacteria and the subsequent disease …
Publication date: 09-21-2011Even after COVID-19 crisis, social isolation continues
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/even-after-covid-19-crisis-social-isolation-continues… Even after most coronavirus measures have been discontinued, some people are still … this group range from protecting a loved one to fear of the virus or uncertainty about their own health risks. A third … need for support. Examples include requests that the coronavirus measures be implemented again, or that repeat …
Publication date: 05-13-2022