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Jasper Schmitz
Junior dataspecialist Cluster Routine Zorgdata

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Dr. Joris IJzermans
Senior onderzoeker Rampen en Milieudreigingen

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Dr. ir. Mariëtte Hooiveld
Senior onderzoeker Infectieziekten in de Eerste Lijn, surveillance

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Bronke Boudewijns, MSc
Onderzoeker Infectieziekten in de Eerste Lijn

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| Laarman, C., Vanhommerig, J., Summeren, J. van, Hooiveld, M., Teirlinck, A., Stelma, F. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) incidence estimates in primary care among adults aged 50 years and older in the Netherlands; 2011-2019. Utrecht: Nivel, 2025, 32 p.

… with ARI as part of the national sentinel respiratory surveillance. The weekly proportion of RSV positive specimen … with ARI as part of the national sentinel respiratory surveillance. The weekly proportion of RSV positive specimen …

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Baliatsas, C., Summeren, J. van, Beusekom, S. van, Matser, A., Hooiveld, M. Monitoring public health through a comprehensive primary care database in the Netherlands: overview of the Nivel syndromic surveillance system. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance: 2025, 11, Art. nr. e58767

… Background Syndromic surveillance systems are crucial for the monitoring of … types of data. In the Netherlands, the Nivel syndromic surveillance system provides real-time monitoring on all … The present article introduces the national syndromic surveillance system in primary care, emphasizing its role in …

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| Baliatsas, C., Summeren, J. van, Beusekom, S. van, Matser, A., Hooiveld, M. An overview of the Nivel Syndromic Surveillance System: monitoring public health through a comprehensive primary care database in the Netherlands. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance: 2025, 11(e58767)

… The present article introduces the Nivel Syndromic Surveillance system (NSSS), emphasizing its role in providing … and trends. Besides their use in disease monitoring, surveillance data are applicable in various public health … The present article introduces the Nivel Syndromic Surveillance system (NSSS), emphasizing its role in providing …

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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

… infections (ARI), requiring hospitalization, for surveillance and research purposes (the SevScale). Such a … clinical severity, bringing insights to inform influenza surveillance and the vaccine strain selection process. … used a subset of data from the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network database, including data from different …

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Smit, P.W., Eggink, D., Paltansing, S., Hooiveld, M., Gageldonk-Lafeber, A.B. van, Dunk, D., Lekkerkerk, S., Meijer, A. Mycoplasma pneumoniae MLST detected in the upsurge of pneumonia during the 2023 to 2024 winter season in the Netherlands. Scientific Reports: 2025, 15(1), Art. nr. 6985

… throat/nasal samples from participatory respiratory surveillance, patients visiting general practitioners with an … throat/nasal samples from participatory respiratory surveillance, patients visiting general practitioners with an …

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| Hansen, J., Heide, I. van der, Baron, R., Rijken, M., Kroneman, M. Scientific Support for the European Commission in the field of (public) health: highlights from the four-year Single Framework Contract Chafea/2018/03 by EUHealthSupport. Utrecht: Nivel, 2024. 10 p.

… studies on COVID-19 policy responses, post-COVID surveillance, contact tracing, crisis related stockpiling and … studies on COVID-19 policy responses, post-COVID surveillance, contact tracing, crisis related stockpiling and …

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Heemskerk, S., Baliatsas, C., Stelma, F., Harish, N., Paget, J., Spreeuwenberg, P. Assessing the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic on RSV seasonality in Europe. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2025, 19(1), p. Art. e70066.

… and closure of public spaces) and RSV, utilising RSV surveillance data, two NPI databases (ECDC-JRC and Oxford) and COVID-19 surveillance data. Results Before 2020, consistent RSV … RSV incidence. However, this was only observed when using surveillance data for the entire epidemiological year and not …

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| Del Riccio, M., Caini, S. Refining influenza epidemiology in the post-COVID-19 era: the need for complementary approaches International Journal of Infectious Diseases: 2025

… need for complementary approaches … Coronavirus … Griep … Surveillance …

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| Wieland-Jorna, Y., Verheij, R.A., Francke, A.L., Coppen, R., Greef, S.C. de, Elffers, A., Oosterveld-Vlug, M.G. Reusing routine electronic health record data for nationwide COVID-19 surveillance in nursing homes: barriers, facilitators, and lessons learned. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making: 2024, 24(1), p. 408.

… the lessons learned regarding the reuse of EHR data for surveillance and research purposes. Methods Using inductive … Key barriers that hampered the fitness of EHR data for surveillance were: 1) changes over time in national … for developing future repositories based on EHR data for surveillance and research purposes. These lessons were in …

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| Stelma, F. Van pandemie naar surveillance. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Medische Microbiologie: 2024, 32(4), p. 148.

… de openbare gezondheid. … Stelma, F. Van pandemie naar surveillance. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Medische … Microbiologie : 2024, 32(4), p. 148. … Van pandemie naar surveillance. … Infectieziekten …

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| McDonald, S.A., Hoek, A.J. van, Paolotti, D., Hooiveld, M., Meijer, A., Lange, M. de, Gageldonk-Lafeber, A. van, Wallinga, J. A statistical modelling approach for determining the cause of reported respiratory syndromes from internet-based participatory surveillance when influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 are co-circulating. Plos Digital Health: 2024, 3(12), p. e0000655.

… reports from the Infectieradar participatory syndromic surveillance system during the analysis period (the first 25 … of respiratory syndrome reports from participatory surveillance to either influenza virus or SARS-CoV-2 … are circulating, but comparability of the participatory surveillance and virologically tested populations is …

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| 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.

… the adjustments that may need to be implemented concerning surveillance strategies and practices, laboratory safety … necessitate updated biosafety levels and revised influenza surveillance strategies. Furthermore, the World Health … the importance of robust global respiratory virus surveillance, effective communication with healthcare …

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| Laarman, C., Vanhommerig, J., Summeren, J. van, Hooiveld, M., Meijer, A., Teirlinck, A., Stelma, F. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated primary care incidence estimates in adults aged 50 years and older in the Netherlands; 2016-2019. Utrecht: Nivel, 2024. 16 p.

… for RSV, collected via the national virological sentinel surveillance in primary care. To estimate the total number of … for RSV, collected via the national virological sentinel surveillance in primary care. To estimate the total number of …

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| Rahmon, I., Bosmans, M., Baliatsas, C., Hooiveld, M., Marra, E., Dückers, M. COVID-19 health impact: a use case for syndromic surveillance system monitoring based on primary care patient registries in the Netherlands. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance: 2024, 10, p. Art. nr. e53368.

… study is to demonstrate the use of an existing syndromic surveillance system in primary care during a first series of … youth since August 2021. Methods Aggregated data from the surveillance system of Nivel Primary Care Database were … over time using an existing infrastructure for syndromic surveillance and monitoring. Particular areas of health …

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| Heide, I. van der, Lambert, M., Hansen, J. Mapping Long COVID across the EU: definitions, guidelines, and surveillance systems in EU Member States: final report. Luxembourg: European Union, 2024. 39 p.

… and intelligence on diagnosis and treatment, and 3) surveillance systems, as used/implemented EU Member States … guidelines, and intelligence on diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance systems in 34 selected countries. Documents were … specialties and possible ways of treatment. Long COVID surveillance The third focus of the study was the mapping of …

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| Heemskerk, S., Spreeuwenberg, P., Baliatsas, C., Paget, J. Preparing for RSV Immunisation and Surveillance in Europe: modelled impact of COVID-19 on RSV seasonality in Europe.: PROMISE Consortium, 2024. 27 p. WP1 – RSV epidemiology and impact of COVID-19

… period when the percentage of sentinel and non-sentinel surveillance specimens testing RSV-positive exceed 3%). A … and closure of public spaces) and RSV, utilising RSV surveillance data obtained from the ECDC Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases, two NPI databases …

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| Kroneman, M., Williams, G.A., Winkelmann, J., Spreeuwenberg, P., Davidovics, K., Groenewegen, P.P. Personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during COVID-19: developing and applying a questionnaire and assessing associations between infection rates and shortages across 19 countries. Health Policy: 2024, 146, p. Ar. nr. 105097.

… PPE preparedness and shortages of PPE. Conclusion Improved surveillance in the population as well as for HCWS are needed … PPE preparedness and shortages of PPE. Conclusion Improved surveillance in the population as well as for HCWS are needed …

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| 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.

… Data, and GenBank databases, webpages of respiratory virus surveillance systems from countries worldwide, and the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network. A progressive decline of influenza … the composition of influenza vaccines, enhanced surveillance for B/Yamagata, and a possible change in the …

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| Maaren, M.C. van, Hoeve, J.C. van, Korevaar, J.C., Hezewijk, M. van, Siemerink, E.J.M., Zeilllemaker, A.M., Klaassen-Dekker, A., Uden, D.J.P. van, Volders, J.H., Drossaert, C.H.C., Siesling, S., Knottnerus, B. The effectiveness of personalised surveillance and aftercare in breast cancer follow-up: a systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer: 2024, 32(5), p. Art. nr. 232.

… Purpose Breast cancer follow-up (surveillance and aftercare) varies from one-size-fits-all to … All intervention-control studies studying personalised surveillance and/or aftercare designed for use during the … for data extraction. One study evaluated personalised surveillance. Various personalised aftercare interventions …

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| Del Riccio, M., Caini, S., Bonaccorsi, G., Lorini, C., Paget, J., Velden, K. van der, Meijer, A., Haag, M., McGovern, I., Zanobini, P. Global analysis of respiratory viral circulation and timing of epidemics in the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 pandemic eras, based on data from the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). International Journal of Infectious Diseases: 2024, 144, p. Art. nr. 107052.

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| Pandolfi, E., Loconsole, D., Chironna, M., Summeren, J. van, Paget, J., Raponi, M., Russo, L., Campagna, I., Croci, I., Concato, C., Perno, C.F., Tozzi, A.E., Linardos, G., Bartolucci, V., Ciampini, S., Onetti Muda, A., De Angelis, L., Ciofi Degli Atti, M.L., Rizzo, C. Pre-COVID-19-pandemic RSV epidemiology and clinical burden in pediatric primary care in Italy: a comparative analysis across two regions for the 2019/2020 season. BMC Infectious Diseases: 2024, 24(1), p. Art. nr. 388.

… two regions for the 2019/2020 season. … Infectieziekten … Surveillance … Kinderen …

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| Caini, S., Casalegno, J.S., Rodrigues, A.P., Lee, V., Cohen, C., Huang, Q.S., Caicedo, A.B., Teirlinck, A., Guiomar, R., Ang, L.W., Moyes, J., Wood, T., de Mora, D., Bangert, M., Kramer, R., Staadegaard, L., Heemskerk, S., Summeren, J. van, Meijer, A., Paget, J. Change in age profile of respiratory syncytial virus disease over the course of annual epidemics: a multi-national study. Journal of Infection: 2024, 88(5), p. Art. nr. 106154.

… changes over time during annual epidemics. Methods We used surveillance data (2008-2019) from the Netherlands, Lyon …

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| Bosmans, M., Baliatsas, C., Hooiveld, M., Magnée, T., Kanis, B., Dückers, M. Kort-cyclisch Cijferoverzicht gezondheidsmonitor COVID-19: 7e gegevensrapportage volwassen (juli-december 2023). Utrecht: Nivel, 2024.

… Achter in deel 2 is informatie opgenomen over de Methode Surveillance en de gebruikte bronnen. … Bosmans, M., …

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| Kager, C., Knottnerus, B., Hooiveld, M. Versterken syndroomsurveillance Nivel Zorgregistraties Eerste Lijn voor pandemische paraatheid. Utrecht: Nivel, 2024. 20 p.

… en snelle bestrijdingsmaatregelen te kunnen treffen. Het surveillance systeem van Nivel Zorgregistraties Eerste Lijn … Eerste Lijn voor pandemische paraatheid. … Surveillance …

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| Heemskerk, S., Spreeuwenberg, P., Nair, H., Paget, J. Comparison of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker and the ECDC-JRC Response Measures Database for non-pharmaceutical interventions. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2024, 18(1), p. Art. nr. e13249.

… for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immunisation and Surveillance in Europe (PROMISE), the authors will use these … for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immunisation and Surveillance in Europe (PROMISE), the authors will use these …

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| Velden, K. van der, Summeren, J. van, Caini, S., Nair, H., Dückers, M., Meijer, A. In Memoriam: Dr William John Paget. Journal of Infectious Diseases: 2024, 229(Suppl. 1), p. S1-S3.

… for PROMISE (Preparing for RSV Immunization and Surveillance in Europe), sadly and unexpectedly passed away … contributed to countless very successful projects on surveillance and research on infectious diseases, most of … for PROMISE (Preparing for RSV Immunization and Surveillance in Europe), sadly and unexpectedly passed away …