This report presents the results of the ECDC European Reference Laboratory Network for Pertussis (ERLNPert-Net) external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for Bordetella pertussis PCR, funded by ECDC on behalf of ERLNPert-Net and conducted from April to September 2020. The EQA was organised by the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), based in Potter’s Bar, United Kingdom (UK).
Since the onset of Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and as of 11 April 2022, more than 4 million Ukrainian people have fled to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 13-19 February 2022, and includes updates on COVID-19, Influenza, polio, cholera, Lassa fever, and mass gathering monitoring for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6-12 February 2022, and includes updates on COVID-19, Influenza, Lassa fever, mass gathering monitoring for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Chikungunya, and dengue.