1887
Euroroundup Open Access
Like 0
This item has no PDF Download

Abstract

The ninth international meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria (ELWGD) and the first annual meeting of the Diphtheria Surveillance Network (DIPNET) was held in Vouliagmeni, Greece, in November 2006. The recognition of DIPNET as an established Dedicated Surveillance Network (DSN) by the European Commission (EC) was announced, with the specific objective ""to establish a Pan-European network of expertise for the prevention of diphtheria and other related infections"". At the meeting, DIPNET participants from the European Union (EU) Member States and associated countries as well as collaborators from countries beyond EU presented the current situation concerning the clinical, epidemiological and microbiological aspects of diphtheria and related infections. Issues highlighted included the need for improving surveillance systems, supporting laboratory diagnostics globally, and undertaking screening and seroepidemiological studies to sustain diphtheria control in the WHO European Region and beyond.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/10.2807/esm.12.12.00754-en
2007-12-01
2024-12-03
http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/10.2807/esm.12.12.00754-en
Loading
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

/deliver/fulltext/eurosurveillance/12/12/art00754-en.htm?itemId=/content/10.2807/esm.12.12.00754-en&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah
Submit comment
Close
Comment moderation successfully completed
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error