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Flu epidemic seems to be emerging

More and more people in the Netherlands have the flu. The number of people with flu increased significantly last week.

RIVM monitoring local radiological measurements in Ukraine

Reports from Ukraine indicate that there was fighting in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant last night. RIVM has been actively monitoring the situation in Ukraine since the start of the disturbances.

General practitioners and occupational physicians not yet connected through Patiëntoverleg app

General practitioners’ (GP) and occupational physicians’ (OP) use of the Patiëntoverleg app is still limited. They are often not yet aware of this app’s existence. These findings are from a study performed by RIVM.

RIVM calls for increased involvement of scientific community in solving plastic crisis

Industry and policymakers are not availing themselves enough of the available scientific knowledge when it comes to smarter ways of dealing with plastics.

Chikungunya infections in the Caribbean region

Since August 2014, there has been an increase in the number of Chikungunya patients in the Caribbean region. Travellers who visit the region can become infected there.

Dr. Els van Schie new director of Environment and Safety

Dr. Els van Schie has been appointed RIVM Director of Environment and Safety as from 1 February 2015. She will succeed Dr. Marcel van Raaij and interim director Dr.

Release of QMRAspot v2 for quantitative microbial risk assessment of drinking water

RIVM has developed a new version of QMRAspot (2.0), a user-friendly computational tool to calculate the risk of becoming infected by pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water.

Annoyance and health effects due to European transportation noise

At least 20 million adults in Europe are annoyed by transportation noise in agglomerations, from motorways, airports or railways.

Statistical Program to Assess Dietary Exposure now available

The Statistical Program to Assess Dietary Exposure (SPADE), developed by RIVM, is now available.