Bronke Boudewijns, MSc
Researcher Infectious Diseases in Primary Care
Research
I contribute to research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza activity. We study the circulation of influenza and COVID-19 as well as surveillance and prevention strategies, and models for future scenarios. Additionally, I am working on developing a scale to classify disease severity in people who are hospitalized with the flu.
Publications
- 2025|Boudewijns, B., Caini, S., Del Riccio, M., Nunes, M.C., Chaves, S.S., Andrew, M.K., Ortiz, J.R. Sandalescu, O., Bresee, J., Burtseva, E., Coulibaly, D., Danilenko, D., Stolyarov, K., Drăgănescu, A.C., Durusu Tanriover, M., Giamberardino, H.I.G., Koul, P.A., Lopez-Labrador, F.X., McNeil, S.A., Mira-Iglesias, A., Orrico Sanchez, A., Otieno, N.A., Ayugi, J., Raboni, S.M., Spreeuwenberg, P. Severity Scale of influenza and acute 16 respiratory illness hospitalizations to support viral genomic surveillance: a GIHSN pilot study. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2025, 19(3), Art. nr. e70085
- 2025|Del Riccio, M., Guida, A., Boudewijns, B., Heemskerk, S., Summeren, J. van, Schneeberger, C., Stelma, F., Velden, K. van der, Timen, A., Caini, S. A missed opportunity? Exploring changes in influenza vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from 12 countries worldwide. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2025, 19(1), p. e70057.
- 2024|Del Riccio, M., Nunes, M.C., Cowling, B.J., Lina, B., McCauley, J.W., Meijer, A., Nohynek, H., Boudewijns, B., Caini, S. Post-disappearance scenarios: policy implications following the potential disappearance of B/Yamagata lineage influenza viruses. Eurosurveillance: 2024, 29(45), p. Art. nr. 2400196.
- 2024|Caini, S., Meijer, A., Nunes, M.C., Henaff, L., Zounon, M., Boudewijns, B., Del Riccio, M., Paget, J. Probable extinction of influenza B/Yamagata and its public health implications: a systematic literature review and assessment of global surveillance databases. Lancet Microbe: 2024, 5(8), p. Art. nr. 100851.
- 2023|Boudewijns, B., Paget, J., Del Riccio, M., Coudeville, L., Crépey, P. Preparing for the upcoming 2022/23 influenza season: a modelling study of the susceptible population in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2023, 17(1), p. Art. nr. e13091.
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Career
Before starting at Nivel, I worked as a junior epidemiologist in COVID-19 surveillance at the RIVM (national institute for public health and the environment).
Education
- Master biomedical sciences (specialisation in epidemiology & infectious disease) – Radboud University, Nijmegen
- Bachelor biomedical sciences – Radboud University, Nijmegen
- Bachelor biomedical sciences – Radboud University, Nijmegen