Intake of food contaminants via Wheel of Five, the Dutch Dietary Guidelines The intake of the majority of 28 investigated contaminants is within an acceptable range if people eat and drink according to the Wheel of Five (Dutch Dietary Guidelines).
New data on antimicrobial resistance in European countries New data on AMR in European countries is now available in the third annual report of the Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAESAR) network.
Important role for RIVM Director-General in global network of National Public Health Institutes IANPHI Director-General André van der Zande of the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM was named Vice President and member of the Executive Board of IANPHI at its 2017 Ann
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Elderly Care This week brings worldwide attention to antimicrobial resistance. More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
Delegation from Pakistan visited RIVM RIVM welcomed a delegation from Paksitan, November 13, 2017, on request of IANPHI.
Infection risks of manure unclear A literature review by RIVM shows that little to no research has been done on the possible infectious risks of manure.
End to Marburg risk On 11 July 2008, a Dutch woman died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a serious illness caused by the Marburg virus, which she had contracted in Uganda during a visit to a bat cave.