The focus of our annual report State of Zoonotic Diseases 2018 is prevention, with the emphasis on the production chains of foods of animal origin.

The annual influenza epidemic in the winter of 2018-2019 was less severe than the year before. Approximately 400,000 people have had the flu.

An assessment of potential health risks shows that graphite rain contains heavy metals and PAHs.

De jaarlijkse Staat van Zoönosen focust zich dit jaar op een One Health-aanpak van zoönosen.

On the 4th and 5th of June 2018, an expert meeting was held at RIVM to redefine and prioritise the topics for One Health research and integrative activities in Europe.

RIVM research reveals that people who eat meat regularly do not carry ESBLs more frequently than vegetarians.

A literature review by RIVM shows that little to no research has been done on the possible infectious risks of manure.

RIVM, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) and the Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH) are involved in a recently granted One Health European Joint Programme which will start in January 20

Influenza vaccination reduces the number of influenza virus infections but not the overall number of illness.

Last winter season, the duration and severity of the influenza epidemic was moderate compared to previous years.