List of scientific publications

Hogerwerf L., van den Brom R., Roest H.I.J., Bouma A., Vellema P., Pieterse M., Dercksen D., Nielen M., 2011. Reduction of Coxiella burnetii prevalence by vaccination of goats and sheep, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 17, 379-386.

Lievaart-Peterson K., Luttikholt S., Van den Brom R., Vellema P., 2012. Schmallenberg virus infection in small ruminants - First review of the situation and prospects in Northern Europe. Small Rumin Res. 106, 71-76.

Luttikholt S.J.M., Veldhuis A., Van den Brom R., Moll L., Lievaart-Peterson K., Peperkamp N.H.M.T., van Schaik G, Vellema P., 2014. Risk factors and impact of Schmallenberg virus on reproductive performance and mortality rates: A case-control study in sheep flocks in the Netherlands. PLoS ONE, 9, e100135.

Roest H.I.J., van Solt C.B., Tilburg J.J.H.C., Klaassen C.H.W., Hovius E.K., Roest F.T.F., Vellema P., Van den Brom R., van Zijderveld F.G., 2013. Search for possible additional reservoirs for human Q fever in the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 19, 845-845.

Roest H.I., Hogerwerf L., Van den Brom R., Oomen T., van Steenbergen J.E., Nielen M., Vellema, P., 2011. [Q fever in the Netherlands: current status, results from veterinary research and expectations of the coming years]. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 136, 340-343. [article in Dutch]

Roest H.I., Ruuls R.C., Tilburg J.J., Nabuurs-Franssen M.H., Klaassen C.H., Vellema P., Van den Brom R., Dercksen D., Wouda W., Spierenburg M.A., van der Spek A.N., Buijs R., de Boer A.G., Willemsen P.T., van Zijderveld F.G., 2011. Molecular epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii from ruminants in Q fever outbreak, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 17, 668-675.

Santman-Berends I., Luttikholt S.J.M., Van den Brom R., Hage J.J., van Schaik G., Vellema P., 2014. An estimation of the use of antibiotics in small ruminants in the Netherlands 2011-2012. PLoS ONE, 9, e105052.

Van den Brom R., Moll L., Kappert C., Vellema P., 2015. Haemonchus contortus resistance to monepantel in sheep. Vet Parasit. 209, 278-280. 

Van den Brom R., Roest H.I.J., de Bruin A., Dercksen D., Santman-Berends I., van der Hoek W., Dinkla A., Vellema J., Vellema P., 2015. A probably minor role for land-applied goat manure in the transmission of Coxiella burnetii to humans in the 2007-2010 Q fever outbreak. PLoS ONE, 10, e0121355.

Van den Brom R., Santman-Berends I., Luttikholt S.J.M., Moll L., van Engelen E., Vellema P., 2015. Bulk tank milk surveillance as a measure to detect Coxiella burnetii shedding dairy goat farms in the Netherlands between 2009 and 2014. J Dairy Sci. 88, 1-12.

Van den Brom R., van Engelen E., Roest H.I.J., van der Hoek W., Vellema P., 2015. Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep and goats; an opionated review. Vet Microbiol. 2015 Jul 15. pii: S0378-1135(15)00273-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.07.011.

Van den Brom R., Moll L., Borgsteede F.H.M., Lievaart-Peterson K., Dercksen D.P., van Doorn D.C.M., Vellema P., 2013. Haemonchus contortus resistance to multiple anthelmintic groups, including a case of moxidectin resistance, in a sheep flock in the Netherlands. Vet Rec. 173, 552. 

Van den Brom R., Moll L., van Schaik G., Vellema P., 2013. Demography of Q fever seroprevalence in sheep and goats in the Netherlands in 2008. Prev Vet Med. 109, 76-82.

Van den Brom R., Schimmer B., Schneeberger P., Swart W., van der Hoek W., Vellema P., 2013. Seroepidemiological survey for Coxiella burnetii antibodies and associated risk factors in Dutch livestock veterinarians. PLoS ONE, 8, e54021.

Van den Brom R., van Engelen E., Vos J., Luttikholt S.J.M., Moll L., Roest H.I.J., van der Heijden H.M.J.F., Vellema P., 2013. Detection of Coxiella burnetii in the bulk tank milk from a farm with vaccinated goats, by using a specific PCR technique. Small Rumin Res. 110, 150-154.

Van den Brom R., Luttikholt S.J.M., Lievaart-Peterson K., Peperkamp N.H.M.T., Mars M.H., van der Poel W.H.M., Vellema P., 2012. Epizootic of ovine congenital malformations associated with Schmallenberg virus infection. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 137, 106-111.

Van den Brom R., Lievaart-Peterson K., Luttikholt S.J.M., Peperkamp K, Wouda W, Vellema P., 2012. Abortion in small ruminants in the Netherlands between 2006-2011. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 137, 450-457.

Van den Brom R., van Engelen E., Luttikholt S., Moll L., van Maanen K., Vellema P., 2012. Coxiella burnetii in bulk tank milk samples of dairy goat and dairy sheep farms in the Netherlands in 2008. Vet Rec. 170, 310.

Van den Brom R., Vellema P., 2009. Q fever outbreaks in small ruminants and people in the Netherlands. Small Rumin Res. 86, 74-79.

van Engelen E., Luttikholt S.J.M., Peperkamp N.H.M.T, Vellema P., Van den Brom R., 2014. Small ruminant abortions in the Netherlands during lambing season 2012-2013. Vet Rec. 174, 506.

Vellema P., Van den Brom R., 2014. The rise and control of the 2007-2012 human Q fever outbreaks in the Netherlands. Small Rumin Res. 118, 69-78.

Wielders C.C.H. Boerman A.W., Schimmer B., Van den Brom R., Notermans D.W., van der Hoek W., Schneeberger P.M., 2015. Persistent high IgG phase I antibody levels against Coxiella burnetii among veterinarians compared to patients previously diagnosed with acute Q fever after three years of follow-up. PLoS ONE 10, e0116937.

Contributions to presentations on scientific congresses and symposia

Van den Brom R.# “Producción ovina en holanda con énfasis en razas Texel y East Friesland“. Seminario Internacional de ovinocultura, 28 February-2 March 2008, Cholula, Mexico.

Van den Brom R.# Sheep and goat industry in the Netherlands. Sheep Veterinary Society, 22-25 May 2011, Maribo, Denmark.

Van den Brom R.#, P. Vellema.  How Q fever influenced public thinking in the Netherlands. Sheep Veterinary Society, 22-25 May 2011, Maribo, Denmark.

Van den Brom R.#, Schimmer B. , Schneeberger P., Swart W., van der Hoek W., Vellema P. Seroepidemiological survey for Coxiella burnetii antibodies and associated risk factors in Dutch livestock veterinarians. European Conference Small Ruminant Health Management, 29-30 October 2011, Athens, Greece.

Van den Brom R.#, van Engelen E., Vos J., Luttikholt S., Moll L., van der Heijden H., Vellema P. Detection of Coxiella burnetii in the bulk tank milk from a farm with vaccinated goats, by using a specific PCR technique. European Conference Small Ruminant Health Management, 29-30 October 2011, Athens, Greece.

Van den Brom R.#  Schmallenberg virus infection in small ruminants in the Netherlands. Acute actualiteiten in de herkauwerdiergeneeskunde, 1 February 2012, Gent, Belgium.

Van den Brom R.# Q fever in dairy goats in a bulk tank milk C. burnetii PCR positive dairy goat farm. International (for DVM and MD) Q fever symposium- An update on research findings and lessons learned from the epidemic in the Netherlands, 7 June 2012, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

van den Brom R.#, Lievaart-Peterson K., Luttikholt S., Peperkamp K., Wouda W., Vellema P. Recent observations on abortion in small ruminants in the Netherlands. International Sheep Veterinary Congress, 18-22 February 2013, Rotorua, New Zealand. 

Van den Brom R.#, Luttikholt S., Lievaart-Peterson K., Mars J., van Maanen K., Jonker H., Peperkamp K., Vellema P. Schmallenberg virus on two sheep farms during the lambing season. International Sheep Veterinary Congress, 18-22 February 2013, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Vellema P., Van den Brom R.# Q fever: history and recent outbreaks in the Netherlands. International Sheep Veterinary Congress, 18-22 February 2013, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Van den Brom R.#, Vellema P. Schmallenbergvirus and Q fever in small ruminants in the Netherlands, an update. European Veterinary Conference, Voorjaarsdagen, 18-20 April 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Santman-Berends I., Luttikholt S., Van den Brom R.#, Schaik van G., Gonggrijp M., Hage H., Vellema P. An estimation of the use of antibiotics in the Dutch small ruminant industry. 3rd International conference on the responsible use of antibiotics in animals, 29 September-1 October 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Van Engelen E., Luttikholt S., Peperkamp K., Vellema P., Van den Brom R.# Small ruminant abortions in the Netherlands during lambing season 2012-2013. ECSRHM Second Triennial Conference, 23-25 October 2014, London, United Kingdom.

Van den Brom R.#, Moll L., Vellema P. Monepantel resistance of Haemonchus contortus in a Dutch sheep flock urges the application of preventive management measurements. ECSRHM Second Triennial Conference, 23-25 October 2014, London, United Kingdom.

Van den Brom R.#, Dijkman R., Dijkman R., Vellema P., Van Engelen E. Comparison of diagnostic alternatives for detection of infectious causes of ovine and caprine abortion. ECSRHM Third Triennial Conference, June 2016, Freiburg, Germany.

Van den Brom R.#, Lievaart-Peterson K., van der Heijden M., Greijdanus-van der Putten S., Vellema P. Disbudding in goat kids; best practice but tricky business. ECSRHM Third Triennial Conference, June 2016, Freiburg, Germany.    

Julio Benavides#, René van den Brom#. Abortion and perinatal lamb mortality and “sustainable food security through efficient small ruminant production”. ISVC, 22-25 May 2017, Harrogate, United Kingdom.

René van den Brom#, Tolsma P., Bouwman S., van Drunen-Kamp K., van Engelen E., Vellema P. Salmonellosis in dairy goat kids; a relatively uncommon zoonosis. ISVC, 22-25 May 2017, Harrogate, United Kingdom.

Van den Brom R.#, Lievaart-Peterson K., Moll L., Luttikholt S., Berends-Santman I., Aalberts M., van Doorn D., Dijkman R., van Engelen E., Vellema P. Surveillance methods of small ruminant health in the Netherlands. ISVC 2017, Harrogate, United Kingdom.

R. van den Brom#. Veterinary aspects of Q fever. 22 May 2018. Webinar ECSRHM.

R. van den Brom#. Schmallenberg virus in sheep. 26 March 2019. Webinar ECSRHM.

René van den Brom and Piet Vellema. Back to the future: Remaining challenges for the dairy goat industry. European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen. 10-12 April 2019, The Hague, Netherlands.

R. Van den Brom#, R.C.M. Klerx, P. Vellema, K. Lievaart-Peterson, J.W. Hesselink, L. Moll, P.L.A.M. Vos, I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends. Incidence, possible risk factors and therapies for pseudopregnancy on Dutch dairy goat farms: a cross-sectional study. ECSRHM Fourth Triennial Conference, 11 May 2019, Warsaw, Poland.

René van den Brom#, Erik van Engelen, Piet Vellema. Salmonellosis in dairy goat kids. ECSRHM Fourth Triennial Conference, 11 May 2019, Warsaw, Poland.

René van den Brom#, Erik van Engelen, Piet Vellema. Update of salmonellosis in dairy goat kids. European Veterinary Surveillance Network, September 2019, Deventer, The Netherlands.

René van den Brom#, Sander Prins, Reinie Dijkman, Chris Cousens, Piet Vellema. Ovine enzootic nasal adenocarcinoma. European Veterinary Surveillance Network, September 2019, Deventer, The Netherlands.

René van den Brom#, Karianne Lievaart-Peterson, Piet Vellema. Freedom from iceberg diseases; a must for sustainable dairy sheep and dairy goat farming. Dairy Sheep and Goat Conference 2020, 27-28 January 2020, Chepstow, UK.

René van den Brom#, Piet Vellema. Start, rise and control of a Q fever outbreak on Dutch dairy sheep and dairy goat farms (2005-2012), Dairy Sheep and Goat Conference 2020, 27-28 January 2020, Chepstow, UK. 

Eveline Dijkstra, René van den Brom#. Intestinal challenges to overcome in the first weeks of life, with extra attention for an emerging zoonotic threat: salmonellosis, Dairy Sheep and Goat Conference 2020, 27-28 January 2020, Chepstow, UK. 

René van den Brom#, Carlijn ter Bogt-Kappert, Erik van Engelen, Marian Aalberts, Piet Vellema. Coxiella burnetii on Dutch dairy sheep farms between 2006 and 2020. International Congress on the breeding of sheep and goats, 15-16 October 2020, Bonn, Germany.

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