TY - JOUR
T1 - European survey on laboratory preparedness, response and diagnostic capacity for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, 2012
AU - Fernandez-García, M. D.
AU - Negredo, A.
AU - Papa, A.
AU - Donoso-Mantke, O.
AU - Niedrig, M.
AU - Zeller, H.
AU - Tenorio, A.
AU - Franco, L.
AU - European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases (ENIVD)
A2 - Aberle, Stephan
A2 - Van Esbroeck, Marjan
A2 - Christova, Iva
A2 - Markotic, Alemka
A2 - Kurolt, Ivan Christian
A2 - Zelena, Hana
A2 - Golovljova, Irina
A2 - Pannetier, Delphine
A2 - Charrel, Remi
A2 - Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas
A2 - Wölfel, Roman
A2 - Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria
A2 - Jakupi, Xhevat
A2 - Storozenko, Jelena
A2 - Griskevicius, Algirdas
A2 - Bosevska, Golubinka
A2 - Muscat, Clive
A2 - Schutten, Martin
A2 - Dudman, Susanne
A2 - Alves, Maria Joao
A2 - Ceianu, Cornelia
A2 - Platonov, Alexander
A2 - Bozovic, Bojana
A2 - Klempa, Boris
A2 - Avsic, Tatjana
A2 - Tenorio, Antonio
A2 - Lundkvist, Ake
A2 - Cherpillod, Pascal
A2 - Korukluoglu, Gulay
A2 - Brown, David
A2 - Brooks, Tim
N1 - Members of the European Network for Diagnostics of ‘Imported’ Viral Diseases (ENIVD) are listed at the end of the article.
PY - 2014/7/3
Y1 - 2014/7/3
N2 - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an infectious viral disease that has (re-)emerged in the last decade in south-eastern Europe, and there is a risk for further geographical expansion to western Europe. Here we report the results of a survey covering 28 countries, conducted in 2012 among the member laboratories of the European Network for Diagnostics of 'Imported' Viral Diseases (ENIVD) to assess laboratory preparedness and response capacities for CCHF. The answers of 31 laboratories of the European region regarding CCHF case definition, training necessity, biosafety, quality assurance and diagnostic tests are presented. In addition, we identified the lack of a Regional Reference Expert Laboratory in or near endemic areas. Moreover, a comprehensive review of the biosafety level suitable to the reality of endemic areas is needed. These issues are challenges that should be addressed by European public health authorities. However, all respondent laboratories have suitable diagnostic capacities for the current situation.
AB - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an infectious viral disease that has (re-)emerged in the last decade in south-eastern Europe, and there is a risk for further geographical expansion to western Europe. Here we report the results of a survey covering 28 countries, conducted in 2012 among the member laboratories of the European Network for Diagnostics of 'Imported' Viral Diseases (ENIVD) to assess laboratory preparedness and response capacities for CCHF. The answers of 31 laboratories of the European region regarding CCHF case definition, training necessity, biosafety, quality assurance and diagnostic tests are presented. In addition, we identified the lack of a Regional Reference Expert Laboratory in or near endemic areas. Moreover, a comprehensive review of the biosafety level suitable to the reality of endemic areas is needed. These issues are challenges that should be addressed by European public health authorities. However, all respondent laboratories have suitable diagnostic capacities for the current situation.
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U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.26.20844
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.26.20844
M3 - Article
C2 - 25011064
AN - SCOPUS:84903771857
SN - 1025-496X
VL - 19
JO - EUROSURVEILLANCE
JF - EUROSURVEILLANCE
IS - 26
M1 - 20844
ER -
