Adam Meijer

Summary

Affiliation: Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe, during the 2004-2005 winter
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:111-8. 2006
  2. ncbi Very little influenza activity in Europe up until the end of 2005
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:E060106.2. 2006
  3. ncbi Clinical influenza activity in Europe is still low, with influenza B virus being dominant: an update from EISS
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:E060216.2. 2006
  4. ncbi Implementation of the community network of reference laboratories for human influenza in Europe
    Adam Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Clin Virol 34:87-96. 2005
  5. ncbi Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 12:E3-4. 2007
  6. ncbi Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the winter 2005-2006
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Coordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 12:E11-2. 2007
  7. ncbi Programme of the Community Network of Reference Laboratories for Human Influenza to improve Influenza Surveillance in Europe
    Adam Meijer
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co ordination Centre, Otterstraat 118 124, 3513 Utrecht, CR, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 24:6717-23. 2006
  8. ncbi Influenza activity in Europe during eight seasons (1999-2007): an evaluation of the indicators used to measure activity and an assessment of the timing, length and course of peak activity (spread) across Europe
    John Paget
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, PO Box 1568, 3500BN, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    BMC Infect Dis 7:141. 2007
  9. ncbi Oseltamivir-resistant influenza virus A (H1N1), Europe, 2007-08 season
    Adam Meijer
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:552-60. 2009
  10. ncbi Influenza activity increasing in western central Europe and decreasing in Spain: an update from EISS
    Tamara Meerhoff
    1EISS co-ordination centre, NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 10:E050210.3. 2005

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  1. ncbi Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe, during the 2004-2005 winter
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:111-8. 2006
    ....
  2. ncbi Very little influenza activity in Europe up until the end of 2005
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:E060106.2. 2006
  3. ncbi Clinical influenza activity in Europe is still low, with influenza B virus being dominant: an update from EISS
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:E060216.2. 2006
  4. ncbi Implementation of the community network of reference laboratories for human influenza in Europe
    Adam Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Clin Virol 34:87-96. 2005
    ....
  5. ncbi Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 12:E3-4. 2007
    ..Although most European countries in this study have stockpiles of influenza antivirals, susceptibility surveillance capability by the NIRLs appropriate to the stockpiled antivirals is limited...
  6. ncbi Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the winter 2005-2006
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Coordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 12:E11-2. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Programme of the Community Network of Reference Laboratories for Human Influenza to improve Influenza Surveillance in Europe
    Adam Meijer
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co ordination Centre, Otterstraat 118 124, 3513 Utrecht, CR, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 24:6717-23. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Influenza activity in Europe during eight seasons (1999-2007): an evaluation of the indicators used to measure activity and an assessment of the timing, length and course of peak activity (spread) across Europe
    John Paget
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, PO Box 1568, 3500BN, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    BMC Infect Dis 7:141. 2007
    ..1) are the sentinel clinical reports a good measure of influenza activity? 2) how long is a typical influenza season in Europe? 3) is there a west-east and/or south-north course of peak activity ('spread') of influenza in Europe?..
  9. ncbi Oseltamivir-resistant influenza virus A (H1N1), Europe, 2007-08 season
    Adam Meijer
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:552-60. 2009
    ..Overall, the clinical effect of ORVs in Europe, measured by influenza-like illness or acute respiratory infection, was unremarkable and consistent with normal seasonal activity...
  10. ncbi Influenza activity increasing in western central Europe and decreasing in Spain: an update from EISS
    Tamara Meerhoff
    1EISS co-ordination centre, NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 10:E050210.3. 2005
  11. ncbi Assessing the burden of paediatric influenza in Europe: the European Paediatric Influenza Analysis (EPIA) project
    W John Paget
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Eur J Pediatr 169:997-1008. 2010
    ..e. hospitalisations and mortality data) to generate a complete range of mild and severe influenza burden estimates needed for decision making concerning paediatric influenza vaccination...
  12. ncbi Detecting emerging transmissibility of avian influenza virus in human households
    Michiel van Boven
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS Comput Biol 3:e145. 2007
    ..We discuss the applicability of our method for the detection of emerging human-to-human transmission of avian influenza viruses in particular, and for the analysis of within-household infection data in general...
  13. ncbi The impact of laboratory characteristics on molecular detection of respiratory syncytial virus in a European multicentre quality control study
    T J Meerhoff
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research NIVEL, EISS Coordination Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Microbiol Infect 14:1173-6. 2008
    ..The type of assay (nested or real-time PCR vs. commercial tests) was identified as a significant factor (OR 8.39; 95% CI 1.91-36.78) in predicting a correct result...
  14. ncbi Seasonal influenza activity in Europe: declining in most countries in the West but increasing in the North-East
    J M S Arkema
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 12:E070308.3. 2007
  15. ncbi Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the 2003-2004 season
    W J Paget
    The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 10:107-11. 2005
    ..The composition of the 2004-2005 influenza vaccine has been modified compared with the 2003-2004 season and includes an A/Fujian/411/2002 (H3N2)-like virus strain and a new B virus strain (a B/Shanghai/361/2002-like virus)...
  16. ncbi Seasonal influenza activity for 2005-2006 season seems to be ending in most European countries
    W J Paget
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:E060413.2. 2006
  17. ncbi Avian influenza: current situation in South East Asia and impact on Europe
    Caroline Brown
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 10:E050120.1. 2005
  18. ncbi High probability of avian influenza virus (H7N7) transmission from poultry to humans active in disease control on infected farms
    Marian E H Bos
    Department of Farm Animal Health, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Infect Dis 201:1390-6. 2010
    ..0%; 95% CI, 0.0%-1.0%) and cleaning assistance during depopulation (0.0%; 95% CI, 0.0%-9.2%). No significant association was observed between the probability of infection and the exposure variables...
  19. ncbi Seasonal influenza beginning in Europe: report from EISS
    J M S Arkema
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 12:E070125.3. 2007
  20. ncbi Two fatal human infections with avian influenza H5, Turkey, January 2006
    A Meijer
    European Influenza Surveillance Scheme Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 11:E060106.1. 2006
  21. ncbi Highly pathogenic avian influenza reported to be spreading into western Russia
    Denis Coulombier
    European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
    Euro Surveill 10:E050818.1. 2005
  22. ncbi Transmission of H7N7 avian influenza A virus to human beings during a large outbreak in commercial poultry farms in the Netherlands
    Marion Koopmans
    Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
    Lancet 363:587-93. 2004
    ..Although the risk of transmission of these viruses to humans was initially thought to be low, an outbreak investigation was launched to assess the extent of transmission of influenza A virus subtype H7N7 from chickens to humans...
  23. ncbi Use of oseltamivir in Dutch nursing homes during the 2004-2005 influenza season
    Marianne A B van der Sande
    Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 24:6664-9. 2006
    ..Logistical bottlenecks in diagnosis, cost-effectiveness concerns, and lack of an evidence-base hamper full integration in policy and should be addressed...
  24. ncbi Final analysis of Netherlands avian influenza outbreaks reveals much higher levels of transmission to humans than previously thought
    Arnold Bosman
    Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    Euro Surveill 10:E050106.2. 2005
  25. ncbi Importance of rapid testing to combat the global threat of bird flu
    Adam Meijer
    Expert Rev Mol Diagn 6:1-4. 2006
  26. ncbi Measurement of antibodies to avian influenza virus A(H7N7) in humans by hemagglutination inhibition test
    Adam Meijer
    Section Virology, Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    J Virol Methods 132:113-20. 2006
    ..In conclusion, by applying an HI-test using horse erythrocytes human antibodies against the avian A(H7N7) virus were detected with high sensitivity and specificity in an unexpectedly high proportion of exposed persons...