Supporting diagnostic preparedness for detection of avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses in Europe

EUPHEM's scientific guide published

Influenza virus characterisation: Summary Europe, June 2012

ECDC publishes survey of National Reference Laboratories capacity for six food- and waterborne agents

Concerns about future treatment of gonorrhoea in Europe: ECDC issues response plan

High standard of influenza virus detection and typing maintained across influenza reference laboratories in EU/EEA

ECDC publishes the second external quality assurance scheme for typing of VTEC

ECDC publishes the results of the third external quality assurance scheme for Salmonella typing

ECDC publishes its risk assessment on laboratory-created A(H5N1) viruses

Call for EUPHEM fellowship

ECDC training programme on public health microbiology (EUPHEM) starts new fellowship cohort and releases dedicated website

ECDC’s Director sets out vision for strengthening public health microbiology

ECDC publishes new standard protocol for MLVA typing of Salmonella Typhimurium

Multidrug resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance

ECDC report on Second external quality assurance scheme for Salmonella typing

Call for EUPHEM fellowship

National Microbiology Focal Points focus on microbiology reference laboratories in their 7th meeting

ECDC releases technical report: Core functions of microbiology reference laboratories

Call for application for EUPHEM Cohort 3

ECDC organises laboratory training course on bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections

ECDC hosts 6th meeting of the National Microbiology Focal Points

5th meeting of the National Microbiology Focal Points (NMFPs)

Network of influenza epidemiology and virology surveillance experts meets in Stockholm

Health Communication for Innovation in the EU: a focus on communicable diseases