infectious disease

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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
Health
MV Hondius arrives at port of Rotterdam; Hantavirus risk "low" for world population: WHO
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KLM Boeing 777-200
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KLM flight attendant tests negative for hantavirus; 5 others had close contact with woman
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Tuberculosis medicine
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At least 11 people diagnosed with tuberculosis in Arnhem
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The Silja Europa, a cruise ship that was scheduled to house 1,000 asylum seekers in Velsen-Noord. 16 Oct. 2013
HealthPolitics
Cruiseship refugee shelter "pressure cooker" of violence; Move kids, women, doctors plea
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Emergency services closed down several streets in Heemskerk after a man showed up at a GP post with symptoms of an infectious tropical disease, 13 March 2025
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Heemskerk streets locked down for hours over man with tropical disease at GP practice
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Scabies
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Patient with highly contagious scabies admitted to Groningen hospital
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Sick boy sitting with a nebulizer at home
Health
Dutch whooping cough cases top 7,000 to set new 10-year record
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Deplorable conditions at Ter Apel asylum center described in health service report
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A coronavirus self-test kit showing a positive result in October 2021
HealthPolitics
Covid-19 no longer classified as top infectious disease, says health minister
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Candida auris growing on a Petri dish culture plate. 2016
Health
Dutch authorities preparing for outbreak of candida auris, a fungus that can be lethal
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Hospital
Health
Netherlands not ready for another pandemic
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Doctor checking a child's temperature
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Coronavirus lockdown prompted decrease in other infections
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Travelers waiting or their luggage at Schiphol
Business
Travel agencies call for emergency fund to compensate disease outbreak-cancellations
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Some 50 students sick at Nijmegen sport grounds
Health
Health services staff shortage hurts disease outbreak response
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Doctors Without Borders
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First Dutch respondent to Ebola crisis returns