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All ECDC activities, including scientific advice, surveillance, preparedness, response, training and communication, involve microbiology cooperation.

ECDC works closely with the EU/EEA Member States and relies on their high quality microbiological laboratory services. It currently does not aim to develop microbiological laboratory capacity of its own.

ECDC`s role in microbiology is to collaborate on key strategic and technical issues concerning European countries, the Commission, WHO and other partners.

ECDC supports exchange of information along the thematic areas of:

 
2011 marks the first “Year of Biosafety in Europe”: ECDC in partnership with the European Biosafety Association (EBSA) has planned a special session at the annual EBSA conference.  Read more

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External quality assessment scheme for influenza virus detection and culture for the Community Network of Reference Laboratories for Human Influenza in Europe 2010/2011
08 May 2012
Rapid risk assessment: Potential contamination of Viaspan® organ perfusion solution
23 Apr 2012
External quality assurance scheme for typing of verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC)
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