According to its mandate, ECDC ensures the integrated operation of the network and will be focusing on how to further strengthen the integration of epidemiological and laboratory surveillance and how to develop further the network.
Objectives of these meetings are:
- To present the epidemiological situation of invasive bacterial infections in Europe
- To discuss and improve the existing disease specific surveillance objectives for invasive meningococcal disease and invasive H. influenzae disease
- To discuss and revise the existing case definitions in accordance to the disease objectives
- To discuss the countries experience with using TESSy: data variables: strengths, weaknesses and improvements
- To discuss the possibility for further development of systematic reports, outputs format and reporting frequency
- To set up a coordination group for IBD
Annual meetings
2nd meeting: Agenda
1st meeting: Report