Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

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The m/v Hondius cruise ship enters the Rotterdram port after a six-week hantavirus outbreak led to at least three deaths and a dozen confirmed infections. 18 May 2026
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New hantavirus infection confirmed in Hondius crew member isolated in Netherlands
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The Tweede Kamer COVID-19 inquiry committee during a press conference on witness hearings. May 21, 2026.
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Mark Rutte, ministers & virologists to testify in Dutch Covid-19 parliamentary inquiry
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
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Canadian Hondius passenger hospitalized at home with suspected hantavirus
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
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British patient well enough to leave Netherlands as port of Rotterdam awaits Hondius
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
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Dutch passengers ordered into six-week home quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak
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Cigarette butts.
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Dutch municipalities demand tobacco firms pay full cost of cigarette butt cleanup
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Pregnant woman
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Dutch doctors warn of rising obesity in pregnancy after French study flags health risks
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Crates with flowers ready for distribution
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Dutch flower growers massively using banned pesticides
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Smog
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Video: RIVM issues smog warning across Northern Netherlands as fine dust levels climb
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Mammogram
HealthTechScience
Delays in Dutch breast cancer screenings cause up to 60 extra deaths annually
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Hand injury
HealthSports
Dutch sports injuries hit 5.6 million in 2024; Emergency visits surge among children
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Tata Steel in IJmuiden
HealthBusiness
Tata Steel investments offer unclear health benefits, environmental panel warns
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A spoon, lighter, syringe, and a bag of white powder lie in the foreground, while a man sits in the background, partially out of focus.
HealthCultureLifestyle
Arnhem hit by tuberculosis outbreak among drug users
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Doctor vaccinating a baby girl
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Netherlands to give all newborns access to RSV antibody jab starting September
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Grocery shopping
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Foodwatch urges stricter limits on salt in Dutch processed foods
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Looking north on the Amstel River from Nieuwe Amstelbrug on a hot day in Amsterdam. 12 Aug 2025
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KNMI issues code yellow heat warning as temperatures reach 35 degrees
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Boy drinking water in the summer heat
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Netherlands activates heat plan Tuesday ahead of 30°C heatwave
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Extremely hot weather.
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Netherlands to launch national heat plan Monday as temperatures soar above 30 degrees
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Doctor vaccinating a baby girl
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Vaccination rates among young children slip; RIVM warns of growing outbreak risk
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Extremely hot weather.
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Dutch heat deaths drop by nearly 40%, but extreme temperatures still kill hundreds
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A nicotine stick
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Dutch health agency urges ban on unregulated nicotine sticks
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Pink ribbon to support breast cancer research
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Dutch health authorities launch local outreach to boost cancer screening participation
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Backyard chickens
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RIVM warns against eating backyard eggs from own chickens over PFAS risk
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Fast food
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Record kidney transplants in the Netherlands as salt intake stays high