First European reference laboratory network for tuberculosis launched

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), on 25 January 2010, hosted the launch of the European Reference Laboratory Network for Tuberculosis (ERLN-TB). Reference laboratories representatives from EU/EEA Member States and Candidate Countries will engage in an unprecedented initiative in the field of tuberculosis control in the EU.

• Primary Source

ECDC: ECDC tuberculosis programme: Main activities and coordination of laboratory network and projects, October 2009 (Flier) http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Documents/100125_ERLN_TB_information_flyer.pdf

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