Fewer than 1,000 TB patients for the first time in Dutch history In 2012, in the Netherlands the number of TB patients remained under 1,000 (958) for the first time.
No additional damage to health by adding biodiesel There is no reason to believe that the limited addition of two types of biodiesel to petroleum diesel accounts for an additional increase in harmful emissions from road traffic.
Regulation of nanomaterials needs more than definition alone In a new publication, RIVM indicates scientific challenges in the use of the EU definition for nanomaterial in legislation.
Dutch tourist infected with Marburg virus During a holiday in Uganda, a Dutch woman was infected with the Marburg virus, which causes Marburg haemorrhagic fever. This is a very serious, very rare infectious disease.