Implementation of the Community Network of Reference Laboratories for Human Influenza in Europe

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-96

  Meijer, Adam ^a,b   Valette, Martine ^c   Manuguerra, Jean Claude ^d   Pérez Breña, Pilar ^e   Paget, John ^a   Brown, Caroline ^a   Van Der Velden, Koos ^a,f  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early warning; Europe; Influenza; Laboratory network; Pandemic preparedness; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LABORATORIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 24644450680     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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