The COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of the West Nile Virus in 2020 show that so-called emerging zoonoses pose a risk to the Netherlands.

Each year, at the request of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, RIVM prepares an overview of the most important zoonoses and indicates their prevalence in the Netherlands.

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 vaccine against the HPV human papillomavirus virus will also become available for boys.

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.

RIVM research shows no causal link between the vaccine against cervical cancer (HPV) and long-term fatigue symptoms in girls.

The vaccination rate for vaccines included in the National Immunisation Programme has dropped slightly by about 1 percent.

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.