Status, quality and specific needs of Ebola virus diagnostic capacity and capability in laboratories of the two European preparedness laboratory networks EMERGE and EVD-LabNet
| Autor: | Marion Koopmans, Antonino Di Caro, Pieter W. Smit, Chantal B.E.M. Reusken, Ramona Mögling, Roland Grunow, Giuseppe Ippolito |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Virology |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Quality management Standardization Epidemiology Euroroundup medicine.disease_cause Disease Outbreaks 03 medical and health sciences Biosafety SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Virology medicine diagnostics Humans media_common.cataloged_instance ddc:610 European union ebola virus media_common Accreditation Ebola virus Public health capacity Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health biosafety Containment of Biohazards Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Ebolavirus medicine.disease preparedness Europe Africa Western 030104 developmental biology emergency response Preparedness Business Medical emergency Safety Laboratories 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| Zdroj: | Eurosurveillance, 23(19):00404, 18-27. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Eurosurveillance |
| ISSN: | 1025-496X 1560-7917 |
| DOI: | 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.19.17-00404 |
| Popis: | From December 2013 to March 2016, West Africa experienced the largest Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak to date, leading to a European-wide activation of laboratory preparedness and response. At the end of the outbreak, laboratories associated with the two European preparedness networks of expert laboratories EMERGE JA and EVD-LabNet were invited to participate in an assessment of the response of European laboratories to the EBOV outbreak, to identify learning points and training needs to strengthen future outbreak responses. Response aspects assessed included diagnostics, biorisk management and quality assurance. The overall coverage of EBOV diagnostics in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) was found to be adequate although some points for quality improvement were identified. These included the need for relevant International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditation, the provision of EBOV external quality assessments (EQA) in periods where there is no emergency, facilitating access to controls and knowledge, biorisk management without compromising biosafety and a rapid public health response, and the need for both sustained and contingency funding for preparedness and response activities. |
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