text: The percentage of newborns participating in the immunisation programme targeting mumps, measles and rubella rose slightly over the past year.
  01/30/2020 - 15:44
  Transfer models for harmful substances in animal feed online now
  RIVM and Wageningen Food Safety Research have made five feed-food transfer models available to calculate how many harmful substances in animal feed end up in animal-based foods.
  01/28/2020 - 14:30
  Essential to keep a close eye on roll out of 5G
  The extent to which people are exposed to electromagnetic fields from individual 5G antennas and telephones is below the limits recommended by the European Union.
  01/23/2020 - 11:45
  Control measures against the spread of Legionella from wastewater treatment plants
  Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may spread Legionella via the air and cause pneumonia if people inhale them.
  01/16/2020 - 11:54
  Ebola information for GPs
  RIVM has sent a message to Community Health Services (GGD's) containing information about how issues concerning Ebola are arranged in the Netherlands.
  08/21/2014 - 00:00
  Possibly more cases of gastroenteritis caused by antacids
  In recent years the Netherlands has witnessed an increase in the number of cases of gastroenteritis caused by the Campylobacter bacterium.
  08/14/2014 - 00:00
  Annual report RIVM 2013 online
  In our annual report, we look back at compelling RIVM projects and research in 2013.
  08/13/2014 - 00:00
  Ongoing Ebola outbreak West Africa
  August 8th the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency and appealed for global aid to help afflicted countries.
  08/08/2014 - 00:00
  New film on Zoonoses
  RIVM aims to improve the collaboration between the human and veterinary health sectors. This makes it possible to intervene quickly and efficiently in case of a zoonotic disease outbreak.
  04/29/2014 - 00:00
  Increasing number of girls immunised against HPV
  In 2014 the number of girls who were immunised against the human papilloma virus (HPV) rose. This virus can cause cervical cancer later in life.