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Feature topics: Microbiology
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DOCUMENTS

Updated Public Health Microbiology strategy and work plan 2012-2016

Update of the position statement of the Commission and ECDC on human pathogen laboratories: A joint vision and strategy for the future

General strategy for ECDC cooperation with microbiology laboratories

Surveillance of Communicable Diseases in the European Union - A long-term strategy: 2008–2013

Surveillance of communicable diseases in Europe – a concept to integrate molecular typing data into EU-level surveillance

EXTERNAL LINKS

EU laboratory cooperation, European commission

European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV)

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

ESCAIDE PRESENTATIONS

Presentations on microbiology from the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE)

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Disease programmes

Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-associated Infections

Emerging and Vector-borne Diseases

Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses

Influenza

STI, including HIV and Blood-borne Viruses

Tuberculosis

Vaccine-preventable Diseases

Surveillance

Legal framework and strategy

European surveillance networks/ECDC Disease specific surveillance

The European Surveillance System (TESSy)

Scientific advice

Epidemic intelligence

Preparedness and response

Knowledge and Resource Centre on Health Communication (KRC)

Public health microbiology programme

Public health microbiology programme

Sharing timely, reliable and comparable microbiological data across Europe is essential for the efficient prevention and control of communicable diseases. Thus, ECDC’s Public Health Microbiology Programme aims to strengthen the capacity of expert and reference laboratories in Europe and foster laboratory collaborations.

The Programme encompasses all laboratory cooperation activities and microbiology projects of ECDC.

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IN FOCUS

Technical briefing for detection and characterisation of avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses

Since 31 March 2013 when Chinese authorities announced the identification of the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, new cases continue to be reported. Therefore, to assist reference laboratories in ensuring capability to detect and identify this virus in Europe, ECDC jointly with CNRL and WHO Europe released a technical briefing note. The note includes considerations to ensure diagnostic capability at national level, an update on detection of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus by RT-PCR and an overview of assay validation data and positive control materials.
Supporting diagnostic preparedness for detection of avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses in Europe
Epidemiological updates and rapid risk assessments