Jaap van Dissel

Jaap van Dissel
Jaap van Dissel
Born	29 April 1957 (age 63); Amsterdam
Occupation	University teacher
Employer	Leiden University; National Institute for Public Health and the Environment ;

Jaap Tamino van Dissel (born 29 April 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch virologist and infectiologist.

Van Dissel is director of the Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding (CIb) of the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).[1] He is also professor at the Leiden University with specialization Internal Medicine, in particular infectious diseases.

Corona crisis

In 2020, Jaap van Dissel made frequent headlines as an infectious disease control expert and as chairman of the Outbreak Management Team following the COVID-19 pandemic - the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands - SARS-CoV-2 causing the contagious respiratory disease COVID-19. Partly on his advice, measures were taken by the Rutte III cabinet for the public health to prevent the spread of this virus disease, including the “intelligent lockdown”.[2] As a speaker at several government press conferences, he explained the background to these measures.

References

"Prof. Dr. J.T. (Jaap) van Dissel | RIVM". www.rivm.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
Maarten Keulemans (2020-03-12). "Are we doing enough? RIVM boss Van Dissel: 'As soon as something indicates infection in the family: isolation'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-13.

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[1] "Prof. Dr. J.T. (Jaap) van Dissel | RIVM". www.rivm.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

[2] Maarten Keulemans (2020-03-12). "Are we doing enough? RIVM boss Van Dissel: 'As soon as something indicates infection in the family: isolation'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-13.