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. 2018 Jul;23(28):1800341.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.28.1800341.

Need for additional capacity and improved capability for molecular detection of yellow fever virus in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, March 2018

Cristina Domingo  1 , Heinz Ellerbrok  1 , Marion Koopmans  2 , Andreas Nitsche  1 , Katrin Leitmeyer  3 , Rémi N Charrel  4 , Chantal B E M Reusken  2
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Need for additional capacity and improved capability for molecular detection of yellow fever virus in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, March 2018

Cristina Domingo et al. Euro Surveill. 2018 Jul.

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  • Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2018;23(28).
    Eurosurveillance editorial team. Eurosurveillance editorial team. Euro Surveill. 2018 Oct;23(40):1810042. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.40.1810042. Euro Surveill. 2018. PMID: 30301491 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

An external quality assessment of yellow fever virus (YFV) molecular detection in European laboratories was organised in rapid response to an increase in human cases in Brazil in 2018 with risk of import to Europe. Detection of YFV was assessed among 32 laboratories in 23/31 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries and two laboratories in one non-EU/EEA country. Adequate capabilities were lacking in 10/23 countries; five did not participate as they lacked implemented assays.

Keywords: emerging or re-emerging diseases; imported viral diseases; laboratory surveillance; vector-borne infections; yellow fever virus.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Overview of the number of Emerging Viral Diseases-Expert Laboratory Network laboratories per country that participated in the yellow fever virus molecular external quality assessment, March 2018 (n = 34)
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