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1 Program 2 nd Annual EVD-LabNet meeting Rotterdam, the Netherlands 9-11 October, 2017

2 Monday, 9 October Registration, lunch-buffet Introduction Opening, welcome - Chantal Reusken 13: Hosting laboratory: Erasmus MC and department of Viroscience Hans van Leeuwen, dean medical faculty EVD-LabNet activities in past year Chantal Reusken ECDC EVD-program update Hervé Zeller WAVE Domestic/pet animal-borne (Chairs Roger Hewson, Heinz Ellerbrok) WAVE, highlights Roger Hewson, Heinz Ellerbrok Novel pox virus in red squirrels, Germany Heinz Ellerbrok Variegated squirrel bornavirus as cause of limbic encephalitis in a zoo worker- Dennis Tappe NGS in diagnostic laboratories (Chairs Roger Hewson, Heinz Ellerbrok) Whole genome sequencing for Public Health surveillance, an ECDC perspective Herve Zeller Break The challenges of implementing NGS for viral diagnostics and transmission tracking Matt Cotten Sequencing buffalo pox virus using the MinION technology Roger Hewson NGS technology on Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strains belonging to lineages Europe 1 and Europe 2 Anna Papa Round table discussion: Use of NGS in routine and reference diagnostic laboratories Various Recombinase polymerase amplification detection of Filoviruses on lateral flow strips Manfred Weidmann Evening Conference event and dinner in Rotterdam 2 A nnual EVD-LabNet meeting, Rotterdam 9-11October 2017

3 Tuesday 10 October, 2017 WAVE Mosquito-borne (Chairs Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Chantal Reusken) Experience with ZIKV diagnostics in Torino Elisa Burdino, Milia Mariagrazia A new diagnostic test to distinguish between ZIKV and DENV antibodies Elena Percivalle Authochthonous CHIKV circulation in the Var region-france, August 2017 Isabelle Leparc-Goffart Outbreak with CHIKV Italy, August-September 2017 Giulietta Venturi Outbreak with CHIKV in Lazio region, Italy; a regional reference laboratories perspective - Concetta Castilletti /Antonino di Caro West Nile virus in Romania, 2016/ 2017 Cornelia Ceianu From mosquitoes to humans genetic and geographic diversity of WNV infection in Israel. USUV circulation in Israel Yaniv Lustig Break Circulation of USUV in healthy forestry workers and blood donors in Lombardia region, Italy Elena Percivalle Southern France: A human USUV case with atypical neurological symptoms Isabelle Leparc-Goffart Acute USUV infections among blood donations in Austria, August 2017 Stephan Aberle Round table discussion: USUV diagnostics and need for blood donor screening Lunch WAVE Sandfly-borne (Chairs Remi Charrel, Maria Paz Sanchez-Seco) WAVE highlights Maria Paz Sanchez-Seco A common approach to diagnostic issues for Phlebo viruses Remi Charrel Toscana virus detection within the context of West Nile virus alerts in Southern Spain Mercedes Perez Ruiz New Phlebovirus in Greece Anna Papa Surveillance of imported and autochthonous sandfly and mosquito-borne infections: 5 years of experience in northern Italy - Giada Rossini 3 A nnual EVD-LabNet meeting, Rotterdam 9-11October 2017

4 Break Barriers to the international sharing of data; an interactive workshop (Chairs Hervé Zeller, Marion Koopmans) Introduction to the Nagoya protocol (on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits) George Haringhuizen Structured discussion session on data and material sharing in practice (interactive workshop) George Haringhuizen End of Meeting day 2 4 A nnual EVD-LabNet meeting, Rotterdam 9-11October 2017

5 Wednesday, 11 October, 2017 WAVE Wild-life-borne (Chairs Olli Vapalahti, Åke Lundkvist) :45 Introduction WAVE, highlights Olli Vapalahti, Ake Lundkvist HFRS (molecular) diagnostics - Misa Korva HFRS outbreak in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mirsada Hukic Pet and feeder rat-associated Seoul infections in the Netherlands Tabitha Hoornweg WAVE Tick-borne (chairs Anna Papa, Iva Christova) Introduction, highlights Iva Christova, Anna Papa CCHFV in ticks in Spain Maria Paz Sanchez-Seco TBEV in Europe, Hervé Zeller Fatal tick-borne encephalitis virus infections caused by siberian and european subtypes emerging in Kuutsalo island, Kotka archipelago, Finland Olli Vapalahti In silico evaluation of relevant molecular assays for CCHFV detection Concetta Castilletti Break Various Sample of choice for Flavivirus diagnostics. Short presentations of experiences within the network on use of urine, whole blood for molecular detection. - Misa Korva TBEV sample of choice - Giada Rossini WNV, ZIKV whole blood vs serum - Yaniv Lustig- ZIKV, WNV whole blood vs serum - Marjan van Esbroeck ZIKV urine - Dan Bailey - ZIKV whole blood vs serum, urine - Chantal Reusken YFV urine; ZIKV whole blood vs serum - discussion 11: Closing remarks Chantal Reusken End of 2nd Annual Meeting A nnual EVD-LabNet meeting, Rotterdam 9-11October 2017

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