The European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria: A global microbiologic network.
J Infect Dis
; 181 Suppl 1: S146-51, 2000 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10657206
ABSTRACT
Increasing international travel, migration to and from epidemic areas, and the emergence of epidemic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains globally have highlighted the need for better microbiologic surveillance and greater clinical and laboratory awareness. As part of the strategy developed by the World Health Organization, one major goal is particularly applicable to the microbiology and epidemiology of diphtheria to improve surveillance for early detection of emerging and reemerging diseases by establishing a network of national and international laboratories. The European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria (ELWGD) was therefore formed in 1993 as a result of the epidemic situation in Eastern Europe. Currently, there is participation from 20 different countries from Western and Eastern Europe, the United States, Australia, and Southeast Asia. ELWGD is a prime example of a collaborative and coordinated approach to the microbiology of diphtheria and should serve as a potential model for other infectious diseases networks.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Diphtheria
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International Cooperation
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Laboratories
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Infect Dis
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reino Unido