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1 Table Of Content European surveillance of travel associated legionnaires' disease... 2 Summary... 3 Coordinator, Leader contact and partners... 5 Statens Serum Institute... 5 National Environmental Health Centre Dept. of Environmental Health Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia... 5 Hospital Santa Cruz... 5 Institute of Epidemiology Medical Faculty Komensky University... 5 Norwegian Defence Microbiological Laboratory... 5 Centre de Référence des Legionella Hôpital Edouard Herriot... 5 Health Protection Inspectorate... 5 Johan Be'la National Centre for Epidemiology... 5 Scottish Centre for Infections and Environmental Health... 5 Institute for Public Health... 5 Ministry of Welfare... 5 Directorate of Health... 5 Refik Saydam Public Health Institute... 5 Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control... 5 University Hospital... 5 Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie und Hygiene- Universität Regenburg... 5 National Public Health Institute (KTL)... 5 Istituto Superiore di Sanita... 5 National Disease Surveillance Unit Sir Patrick Dunne's Hospital... 5 Institut de Veille Sanitaire... 5 Centre for Communicable Diseases Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia... 5 Robert Koch Institut Zentrum für Infecktionsepidemiologie... 5 Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie und Hygiene University of Dresden... 5 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)... 5 Direction de la Santé... 5 Austrian Agency for Health and Food Protection (AGES) Ges.m.b.H... 5 Saglik Hizmetleri Genel Mudurlugu... 5 Instituto de Salud Carlos III... 5 Department of Public Health... 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles Hopital Erasme Ecole de Santé Publique... 5 Ministério da Saúde Doreçao-Geral de Saúde... 5 National Research Centre of public Health... 5 National Legionella Reference Laboratory... 5 National Legionella Reference Laboratory School of Medicine Dept of Bacteriology Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki... 5 Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel... 5 Norwegian Institute of Public Health... 5 National Center for Surveillance and Intervention... 5 Scientific Institute of Public Health... 5 Outputs Original Full Information (Dec 2008) Page 1/12

2 European surveillance of travel associated legionnaires' disease JA GPSD [705038] START DATE: 02/01/2004 END DATE: 02/01/2007 DURATION: 36 month(s) CURRENT STATUS: Finalised PROGRAMME TITLE: First Programme of Community action in the field of public health ( ) PROGRAMME PRIORITY: - CALL: Health Threats (Ht 2003) TOPIC: Enhancing the capability of responding rapidly and in a co-ordinated fashion to health threats EC CONTRIBUTION: EUR KEYWORDS: PORTFOLIO: Communicable diseases Page 2/12

3 SUMMARY General objectives The objectives of the EWGLINET projects were: - To develop and improve the EWGLINET scheme for travel associated legionnaire`s disease. - To rapidly detect outbreaks of travel associated legionnaires` disease and ensure that early warning and response mechanisms are in place for controlling these outbreaks. - To support a network of laboratories in the development and maintenance of improved methods for detection of legionellae and the diagnosis of infections they cause. - To capacity build through the delivery of training courses for environmental microbiologists. Strategic relevance and contribution to the public health programme EWGLINET is supporting work done by the European Union network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases established by Decision 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council. Methods and means - An electronic database accessed through a dedicated website to enable the nominated national authorities in the 36 countries in EWGLINET to report their travel associated cases of legionnaires` disease to the coordinating centre in London. The database is searched for clusters linked to the same accommodation. Cluster alerts are forwarded to all collaborating countries, the Community Network (surveillance component) of Decision 2119/98/EC and WHO. Under procedures outlined in the European guidelines, the country of infection must urgently organise an investigation and control measures to be implemented at the cluster site. Follow up information is collated in London and made available through the website and through regular reports to all centres and the Community Network (surveillance component) of Decision 2119/98/EC. Laboratories in each collaborating country participate in EWGLI EQA schemes and receive coded water samples, diagnostic specimens and legionella strains four times yearly for them to analyse. This enables them to evaluate their detection and diagnostic abilities and contribute to the development of standard methods for use in all legionella laboratories. - The training programme tol be run from London using the skills and expertise of those managing the epidemiological and microbiological parts of EWGLINET. - The further development of the EWGLI website to allow wider access to EWGLINET data, laboratory protocols, reports and specialist advice on legionella infections for health professionals and others. Page 3/12

4 Expected outcomes period - Immediate cluster alerts to collaborators in 36 countries, WHO and the Community Network (surveillance component) of Decision 2119/98/EC, and other relevant bodies. - Monthly newsletter to EWGLINET collaborators, WHO, the EC and the parties to the Community Network (surveillance component) of Decision 2119/98/EC. - Provision of information, including newsletters and tables on EWGLI website. - Provision of an annual European dataset of all cases of legionnaires` disease reported from 36 countries. - Provision of a European dataset on environmental investigations carried out in response to cluster alerts. - Quarterly distribution of analytical reports to participants in the EQA schemes. - Promotion of the European guidelines in European countries. - Publication of surveillance and research data in peer reviewed journals. Page 4/12

5 COORDINATOR, LEADER CONTACT AND PARTNERS COORDINATOR Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Suveillance Centre (Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Suveillance Centre) 61, Colindale Avenue NW9 5EQ London United Kingdom Project leader contact Name: Joseph Carol Phone: +44.(0) PARTNERS Statens Serum Institute Country: Denmark National Environmental Health Centre Dept. of Environmental Health Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia Country: Latvia Hospital Santa Cruz Country: Portugal Page 5/12

6 Institute of Epidemiology Medical Faculty Komensky University Country: Slovakia Norwegian Defence Microbiological Laboratory Country: Norway Centre de Référence des Legionella Hôpital Edouard Herriot Country: France Health Protection Inspectorate Country: Estonia Johan Be'la National Centre for Epidemiology Country: Hungary Scottish Centre for Infections and Environmental Health Country: United Kingdom Page 6/12

7 Institute for Public Health Country: Romania Ministry of Welfare Country: Netherlands Directorate of Health Country: Iceland Refik Saydam Public Health Institute Country: Turkey Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control Country: Sweden University Hospital Country: Austria Page 7/12

8 Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie und Hygiene- Universität Regenburg Country: Germany National Public Health Institute (KTL) Country: Finland Istituto Superiore di Sanita Country: Italy National Disease Surveillance Unit Sir Patrick Dunne's Hospital Country: Ireland Institut de Veille Sanitaire Country: France Centre for Communicable Diseases Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia Country: Slovenia Robert Koch Institut Zentrum für Infecktionsepidemiologie Page 8/12

9 Country: Germany Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie und Hygiene University of Dresden Country: Germany National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) Country: Netherlands Direction de la Santé Country: Luxembourg Austrian Agency for Health and Food Protection (AGES) Ges.m.b.H Country: Austria Saglik Hizmetleri Genel Mudurlugu Country: Turkey Instituto de Salud Carlos III Page 9/12

10 Country: Spain Department of Public Health Country: Malta Université Libre de Bruxelles Hopital Erasme Ecole de Santé Publique Country: Belgium Ministério da Saúde Doreçao-Geral de Saúde Country: Portugal National Research Centre of public Health Country: Poland National Legionella Reference Laboratory Country: Czech Republic National Legionella Reference Laboratory School of Medicine Dept of Page 10/12

11 Bacteriology Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki Country: Greece Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Country: Belgium Norwegian Institute of Public Health Country: Norway National Center for Surveillance and Intervention Country: Greece Scientific Institute of Public Health Country: Belgium Page 11/12

12 Powered by TCPDF ( OUTPUTS Original Full Information (Dec 2008) Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Suveillance Centre European surveillance of travel associated legionnaires' disease (EWGLINET) Published on: 02/01/ Page 12/12

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