Evaluation of the diagnostic capacities for emerging arboviral diseases in the international network MediLabSecure from 2014 to 2018 - Importance of external quality assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging infectious diseases pose an increasing threat to all nations around the world, including to developed countries. By definition, because they are rare or unknown, public health systems are not well prepared against these emerging diseases. To be fully prepared, countries must have implemented surveillance systems to monitor rare or unusual sanitary events.

Methods

The capacity of diagnostic laboratories is a key component of surveillance systems since they are in charge of identifying the pathogens responsible for outbreaks in a timely manner. The MediLabSecure project aims at implementing a comprehensive surveillance system for vector-borne diseases around the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. From 2014 to 2018, the human-virology group of MediLabSecur

SUBMITTER: Mikaty G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656250 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature