Thirty-five laboratories of the Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net), 29 of which located in EU/EEA countries, participated in the third international external quality assurance (EQA) scheme for the typing of Salmonella. Six laboratories were located in non-EU/EEA...

Thirty-five laboratories of the Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net), 28 from EU/EEA countries, participated in the second international external quality assurance (EQA) scheme for the typing of Salmonella.

HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of the Region. This report is the latest in a series published jointly by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the...

HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of the Region. This report is the latest in a series published jointly by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the...

External quality assessments (EQA) are an essential part of any laboratory-based surveillance system, allowing for the monitoring of performance and comparability of results from participating laboratories, identification of potential issues and deployment of resources and training where...

Online and digital/social media are increasingly important communication channels for reaching audiences in a targeted and cost-effective manner. Gay and bisexual men have long been early adopters of technology and the use of the technology by gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex...