♦ 17 June 2015 ♦

The EURL will organize in 2016 a proficiency test based on the rabies antibody detection in wildlife samples. The main objective of this proficiency test will be to have an overview of the performances of the techniques and protocols undertaken by the NRLs to titrate rabies antibodies in wildlife samples. Considering the number of different techniques in use in Europe (cell neutralisation tests and ELISAs), the ultimate objective for the coming years would be to try to get a better harmonisation of results obtained by the NRLs within the European Union Member States. To be able to plan the proficiency test organization and to define properly the panel of samples to be tested and how it will be proceeded in term of financial repartition (depending on the number of labs involved), the EURL sent in June 2015 a call for interest to the NRLs from EU-MS. Any Non-EU NRL that would also be interested in participating to such a proficiency test should contact the EURL.