| DIPNET - establishment of a dedicated surveillance network for diphtheria in Europe. | |
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PMID: 18076863 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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. |
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Authors:
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S Neal; A Efstratiou |
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2007-12-01 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin Volume: 12 ISSN: 1560-7917 ISO Abbreviation: Euro Surveill. Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
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Created Date: 2007-12-13 Completed Date: 2008-01-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887452 Medline TA: Euro Surveill Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: E9-E10 Citation Subset: IM |
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Diphtheria and Streptococcal Infections, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom. shona.neal@hpa.org.uk |
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Communicable Disease Control
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organization & administration* Communicable Diseases / epidemiology* Community Networks / organization & administration* Diphtheria / diagnosis, epidemiology*, prevention & control* Disease Notification / methods Europe / epidemiology European Union / organization & administration* Humans Population Surveillance / methods* |
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