Giuseppe
Emeritus
Second annual meeting of the invasive bacterial diseases surveillance network in Europe - Stockholm, 16?17 November 2010 (ECDC, summary, edited)
[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, full PDF document (LINK). Extract, edited.]
MEETING REPORT
Second annual meeting of the invasive bacterial diseases surveillance network in Europe - Stockholm, 16?17 November 2010
Executive summary
The invasive bacterial diseases (IBD) surveillance network is coordinated by the surveillance unit at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The network covers invasive infections caused by Nesseria meningitides and Haemophilus influenzae in all 27 European Union (EU) Member States (MS) and in the three European Economic Area/European Free Trade Association (EEA/EFTA) countries. National surveillance data is entered by the participating countries into the European Surveillance System (TESSy) database hosted at ECDC.
The IBD network integrates epidemiological and laboratory surveillance. As per its mandate, ECDC ensures the integrated operation of the network and focuses on how to continually strengthen the integration of epidemiological and laboratory surveillance, further developing the network.
During the meeting, held over 16?17 November 2010, an overview of general surveillance?including TESSy activities?was presented, ranging from a presentation on the ECDC programme and goals for the next coming years to development of the new IBD metadataset in TESSy and the progress of laboratory surveillance activities in the EU. Experts presented the status of surveillance and disease trends of IBD at the European level and in their countries, experiences from using the new metadataset in TESSy, and communicating IBD data results. Experts from the outsourced EU IBD laboratory network presented their activities within the field of invasive bacterial diseases on laboratory methods development in order to further strengthen the quality of laboratory data.
The meeting provided a good opportunity to learn from experiences in the MS on the following important aspects: epidemiological and laboratory surveillance activities; preventive measures and the impact of vaccination on disease patterns in special in age groups targeted by vaccination; and how to develop and strengthen collaboration between different partners within the surveillance network.
The outcomes of the discussion are summarised on page five. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control will bring forward issues that require agreement at a higher administrative level (i.e., the national surveillance contact points, EU Network Committee) and work towards implementing the suggested improvements.
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The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Stockholm, January 2011
? European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2011. Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged.
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[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, full PDF document (LINK). Extract, edited.]
MEETING REPORT
Second annual meeting of the invasive bacterial diseases surveillance network in Europe - Stockholm, 16?17 November 2010
Executive summary
The invasive bacterial diseases (IBD) surveillance network is coordinated by the surveillance unit at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The network covers invasive infections caused by Nesseria meningitides and Haemophilus influenzae in all 27 European Union (EU) Member States (MS) and in the three European Economic Area/European Free Trade Association (EEA/EFTA) countries. National surveillance data is entered by the participating countries into the European Surveillance System (TESSy) database hosted at ECDC.
The IBD network integrates epidemiological and laboratory surveillance. As per its mandate, ECDC ensures the integrated operation of the network and focuses on how to continually strengthen the integration of epidemiological and laboratory surveillance, further developing the network.
During the meeting, held over 16?17 November 2010, an overview of general surveillance?including TESSy activities?was presented, ranging from a presentation on the ECDC programme and goals for the next coming years to development of the new IBD metadataset in TESSy and the progress of laboratory surveillance activities in the EU. Experts presented the status of surveillance and disease trends of IBD at the European level and in their countries, experiences from using the new metadataset in TESSy, and communicating IBD data results. Experts from the outsourced EU IBD laboratory network presented their activities within the field of invasive bacterial diseases on laboratory methods development in order to further strengthen the quality of laboratory data.
The meeting provided a good opportunity to learn from experiences in the MS on the following important aspects: epidemiological and laboratory surveillance activities; preventive measures and the impact of vaccination on disease patterns in special in age groups targeted by vaccination; and how to develop and strengthen collaboration between different partners within the surveillance network.
The outcomes of the discussion are summarised on page five. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control will bring forward issues that require agreement at a higher administrative level (i.e., the national surveillance contact points, EU Network Committee) and work towards implementing the suggested improvements.
(...)
The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Stockholm, January 2011
? European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2011. Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged.
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