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27 September 2024
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Workshop for Rabies 2023 : Registration Open
Published on
02/02/2023
The registration to the 14th workshop for rabies that will be held on 21 and 22 June 2023 in Ljubljana is now open. As the previous edition, the workshop will be an hybrid conference event. This will allow, participants to choose whether to participate remotely, or physically. This 14th session of the workshop for rabies will address the current situation of rabies surveillance and control in EU. More details like the provisional agenda will be soon relayed to registered...
Rabies diagnostic proficiency test for 2023: Registration Open!
Published on
20/12/2022
The EURL Team is pleased to launch a call for participation in a rabies diagnostic proficiency test that will be organized in 2023. Registration ends on January 6th 2023 and is restricted to network members who received an invitation. The test will be performed on a unique panel to evaluate the rabies diagnosis conclusion on 10 samples using at least one of the following techniques: FAT (Fluorescent Antibody Test), RTCIT (Rabies Tissue Culture Infection Test), Conventional RT-PCR and Real-Time...
See you in 2023 !
Published on
20/12/2022
As 2022 comes to an end, let the festivities begin !
The EURL team wishes you the best for the year to come :
A year full of health, joy and success, as well as cooperation and scientific discoveries !
See you in 2023 !
SAVE THE DATE : the 14th Workshop for Rabies
Published on
17/10/2022
The EURL Team is pleased to announce the 14th session of Rabies Workshop.
Following the success of the previous session which took place both online and in real life, this session is planned to be organised in an hybrid fashion as well.
The 2023 meeting will held In Ljubljana , Slovenia on 21 and 22 June.
Presentations and discussions will be dedicated to the current situation of rabies control and surveillance in EU, as well as progress on laboratory...
Satisfaction survey; some promising results :
Published on
31/08/2022
Following the successful 13th edition of the Workshop for rabies in Warsaw, a satisfaction survey was sent to all attendees. The aim of this survey is to inquire about the level of satisfaction regarding the workshop, as well as other EURL activities. Preliminary results indicates a positive feedback of the National Reference Laboratories as ninety eight percent of their responses indicated “satisfactory“ and “quite satisfactory“ evaluations on the EURL activities. As we...
Inter laboratory trial on Tetracycline detection 2022
Published on
31/08/2022
A call for registration to the inter-laboratory test for tetracycline determination will be send in September 2022 to NRLs from European Union and bordering countries implicated in oral vaccination programmes. The Panel will have to be tested in October 2022. Tetracycline is widely used as biomarker for rabies vaccine bait uptake evaluation. After its consumption, the antibiotic is incorporated into bones and teeth in vaccinated fox population. The goal of the ILT is to evaluate the...
A successful meeting : the 13th Workshop for rabies 2022 :
Published on
27/07/2022
During two half days, the beautiful city of Warsaw welcomed the participants of the annual meeting organized by the EURL for rabies on 15 and 16 June 2022. This year’s edition was marked by the absolute pleasure of meeting back again and was home to very constructive exchanges on various rabies topics, as well as future collaborative works and exchanges. Additionally to the representative of the European Commission, Thierry Chalus, and representatives from the World Organisation for...
Inter-Laboratory-Trial on the evaluation of real-time RT-PCR techniques : Deadline is approching
Published on
26/04/2022
The inter-laboratory test (ILT) focused on the evaluation of the real-time RT-PCR techniques is underway. Samples have been dispatched to all the laboratories who registered to take part to this ILT. One of the goals of this test is to realise an inventory of all the molecular biology techniques (MBT) used and available in each lab of the European Union. This inventory will create a good opportunity to compare and check efficiency caracteristics of real-time RT-PCR techniques....
WORKSHOP FOR RABIES 2022 : REGISTRATION CLOSED & GOING HYBRID !
Published on
26/04/2022
The registration in the 13th workshop for rabies that will held on 15 and 16 June 2022 in Warsaw is now closed. Due to the current geo-political situation, the workshop originally planned from a "face to face" solution will move to an hybrid conference event. This will allow, participants of the Workshop to choose whether to participate remotely, or physically. For organisation matter, if not done already, please inform us rapidly of your choice of attendance. This 13th session...
Annual EU Community review of tests related to rabies: 2022 data
Published on
03/03/2022
The EURL team is gathering data from National Reference Laboratories around the European Union. This is part of the process which allows the laboratory to accomplish one of
its duties : Coordinating the methods employed in the Member States for diagnosing rabies by collecting and collating data and information on the methods of diagnosis used and the results of tests carried out in the European Union. Every year, an online survey is indeed sent to all NRL's so they can...