A two-day workshop of CONSISE (the Consortium for the Standardization of Influenza Seroepidemiology) took place back-to-back with the global influenza conference Options for the control of influenza.
February 2013, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and representatives of Vaccines Europe met at ECDC in Stockholm for a regular scheduled meeting about the use of vaccines for prevention of influenza.
A two-day regional workshop of CONSISE (the Consortium for the Standardization of Influenza Seroepidemiology), including regional partners from East and South East Asia actively engaged in the development of the influenza seroepidemiology protocols and laboratory standardisation work or willing to undertake field work.
The ERLTB-Net sub-network of reference laboratories from EU/EEA Member States supports harmonisation of methods and laboratory capacity for tuberculosis diagnosis, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and typing in the EU/EEA.
This timeline of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic runs from the first described cases in California in April 2009 to July 10th 2010 when the WHO Director General declared that the pandemic was over. It describes events from the perspective of European Union and European Economic Area institutions and countries. However it also contains global events of relevance to Europe, such as declarations of phase changes. Where possible, links are given to primary published documentation. Events, decisions and meetings taking place at a European Level are especially emphasised.