Start of a national study on resistance to the Aspergillus fungus

woensdag 8 april 2015 15:00

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has been commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), in cooperation with Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc), the Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CLM) and Wageningen University (WUR) to conduct a study over the next two years on the resistance of the Aspergillus fumigatus fungus to fungicides. The purpose of the study is to better understand the development and spread of the resistant fungus in order to take steps to reduce problems caused by resistance. RIVM has final responsibility for conducting the study and shall formulate policy recommendations based on the outcome.