Investing in Public Health Microbiology Laboratories in Western Balkan Countries Enhances Health Security From Communicable Disease Threats in Europe

Investing in Public Health Microbiology Laboratories in Western Balkan Countries Enhances Health Security From Communicable Disease Threats in Europe

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), under the EU enlargement policy, has supported national efforts of Western Balkan countries to strengthen their communicable disease prevention and control systems. The new EU strategy “A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced...

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Main Authors: Agne Bajoriniene, Katrin C. Leitmeyer, Marc J. Struelens, Maarit H. Kokki, Observers and Alternate Observers to the ECDC National Microbiology Focal Points in Western Balkan Countries, Ivana ćirković, Golubinka Boshevska, Amela Dedeić-Ljubović, Andi Koraqi, Arsim Kurti, Gjyle Mulliqi-Osmani, Ljiljana Pavlović, Milena Petrovska, Zoran Vratnica, Shpetim Qyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Western Balkan countries
public health microbiology
external quality assessment
molecular diagnostics
antimicrobial susceptibility testing
communicable disease surveillance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00008/full

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