Background Since 2016 outbreaks of yellow fever are reported in Brazil. This is a risk to unvaccinated travellers in that area. Case description In early January, an unvaccinated traveller returning from São Paulo attended our outpatient clinic complaining of symptoms later diagnosed as yellow...
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Vermeij, A.; Slobbe, L.; Geurtsvankessel, C. H.; Nood, E. van; Reusken, C. B. E. M.; Genderen, P. J. J. van
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2018, 162, 41, pp D2737
The Zandmotor is located on the coast between Ter Heijde and Kijkduin in the province of South Holland, about which a lot has been reported in social media since 2013, especially about the recreational opportunities and experience. Based on infrared counts at five beach strokes, the Zandmotor...
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Goossen, C. M.; Langers, F.; Donders, J.
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LEI Wageningen UR, The Hague, Netherlands
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Wageningen Environmental Research rapport, 2020, 3028, pp 92 pp.
Yellow fever is a tropical virus disease characterised by high fever, jaundice, heart and kidney failure, and haemorrhagic diathesis. The causative Flavivirus is endemic in parts of tropical Africa and South America and is transmitted among humans and primates by mosquitoes. The chance that an...
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Roukens, A. H. E.; Visser, L. G.
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2006, 150, 33, pp 1815-1820
The areas of Europe in which West Nile virus (WNV)-transmission to humans is observed have expanded over the last few years, with endemic circulation amongst animals of southern Europe. This situation calls for heightened vigilance to the clinical presentation of WNV infection in humans. The...
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Reusken, C. B. E. M.; Maanen, C. van; Martina, B. E.; Sonder, G. J. B.; Gorp, E. C. M. van; Koopmans, M. P. G.
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2011, 155, 39, pp A3715
BACKGROUND: Endemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia typhi, belongs to the typhus group of the rickettsioses. The disease is prevalent worldwide and is probably an underestimated cause of illness accompanied by fever in travellers, due to its frequently mild presentation and resemblance to diseases...
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Tan, L.; Beersma, T. M.; Beek, Y. van; Genderen, P. J. J. van
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2012, 156, 2, pp A3845
Objective: To determine the size and causative pathogen of the outbreak and to identify risk factors for developing gastroenteritis among participants of the Survivalrun in Udenhout in September 2016. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Method: We sent an invitation to go to an online questionnaire ...
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Oorsprong, D. M.; Drunen-Kamp, K. J. van; Boogert, E. M. den; Bijllaardt, W. van den; Tostmann, A.; Dam, A. S. G. van
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2019, 163, 38,
This report is an inventory of core functions and properties of the soil that are important for issues in urban areas and peripheral zones in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. The results of literature research and interviews indicate that the following core functions of the soil are important in...
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Verzandvoort, S.; Tol-Leenders, D. van; Römkens, P.; Mol, G.; Elsen, E. van den
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LEI Wageningen UR, The Hague, Netherlands
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Wageningen Environmental Research rapport, 2020, 2982, pp 62 pp.
The influenza vaccine is considered safe, but information on vaccine-related adverse events is limited and a nationwide overview of adverse events is lacking. In 2006, after deaths occurred in Israel and the Netherlands following influenza vaccination, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and...
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Swaan, C. M.; Sande, M. A. B. van der; Speelman, P.; Conyn-van Spaendonck, M. A. E.; Straus, S. M. J. M.; Coutinho, R. A.
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2007, 151, 39, pp 2166-2169
The Health Council of the Netherlands has advised the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport to include vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) for girls aged 12 years as part of the National Immunisation Programme. A catch-up vaccination is proposed for girls aged 13-16 years. High-risk HPV...
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Boeke, A. J. P.
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2008, 152, 17, pp 981-983
Objective: To examine the role of general practitioners (GPs) in HIV counselling and testing over a 22-year period. Design: Dynamic cohort study. Method: We collected data from 42 general practices participating in the Dutch Sentinel General Practice Network at Netherlands Institute for Health...
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Donker, G. A.; Dorsman, S.; Spreeuwenberg, P.; Broek, I. van den; Bergen, J. van
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, Netherlands
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2014, 158, 7, pp A6995