Photo: CC0 Pete Linforth via Pixabay In week 40 (October 2 – 8), the national average number of virus particles in the virus increased sewage water by 17% compared to the previous week. Last week, the share of participants with COVID-19-like complaints increased Infection radar (externe link)light, compared to the week before (from 4.1% to … Read more
The increase is not surprising at this time of year, explains Susan van den Hof, epidemiologist at RIVM. “People have been on holiday, to festivals, meet many others and then go back to school or work.” This makes the virus spread more easily. “So it’s not very unexpected.” Moreover, the number of coronavirus particles is … Read more
ANP Picture for illustration Marieke Schunselaar news editor Annabel van Gestel news editor Marieke Schunselaar news editor Annabel van Gestel news editor The number of STDs in the Netherlands continues to increase. It was already announced in June that more people tested positive for an STI in 2022 than a year earlier and that this … Read more
Photo: CC0 The number of diagnoses of Lyme disease, caused by the bite of an infected tick and recognizable by a red ring or spot on the skin, was as high in the most recent measurement in 2021 as in the penultimate count in 2017. In 2021, doctors saw such a red ring or spot … Read more
A red circle or spot on the skin after a tick bite? In 2021, Lyme disease will be diagnosed 25,600 times. It was the first time since 1994 that that number has not increased, RIVM concluded yesterday. How to protect yourself against a tick bite and Lyme disease? Jesse Schuitemaker, forester ecology at Natuurmonumenten, knows … Read more
NOS NOS News•today, 06:00 To prevent a shortage of drinking water in 2030, a package of measures must be taken quickly. This is urgent, because some drinking water companies already have too few reserves. RIVM writes this in a new report that confirms previous reports. Water must be retained for longer and larger water resources … Read more
“I like things tidy, but I just can’t get there,” says Wösten about his room in a concrete colossus at Utrecht Science Park. On the desk are stacks of paper, an empty wine glass, a caulking gun. The professor no longer conducts research himself, but teaches and supervises ten PhD researchers. Fungal research “is quite … Read more
ANP NOS News•today, 09:01 Companies can do more to support their night-time workers. RIVM and research institute TNO have conducted a study into the 1.2 million night workers in the Netherlands. One of the conclusions from their report: employers can and must tailor their work to reduce the negative consequences. It has been known for … Read more
ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 14:00 This year, more than 2 million adolescents and young adults born between 1996 and 2003 will receive an invitation for a free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus is highly contagious and can cause cancer of the mouth and throat, penis, anus, vagina, lips and cervix. Research shows that young … Read more
