The thirteenth CRL-Salmonella workshop, 26 and 27 May 2008, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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The thirteenth CRL-Salmonella workshop, 26 and 27 May 2008, Bilthoven, the NetherlandsTranslated Title
De dertiende CRL-Salmonella workshop, 26 en 27 mei 2008, Bilthoven, NederlandPubliekssamenvatting
Op 26 en 27 mei 2008 vond voor de dertiende keer de jaarlijkse workshop plaats voor de Nationale Referentie Laboratoria (NRL's) voor Salmonella. Het doel van de workshop is informatie uitwisselen over activiteiten van zowel de NRL's als van het Communautair Referentie Laboratorium (CRL) Salmonella. Een belangrijk onderdeel daarvan is de presentatie van de resultaten van de jaarlijks terugkerende ringonderzoeken van het CRL, waarmee de kwaliteit van de NRL-laboratoria wordt gemeten. Ook presenteren de NRL's van enkele geselecteerde landen hoe zij hun taken en verplichtingen uitvoeren.Dit rapport bevat verslagen van de gehouden presentaties. Veel aandacht ging uit naar de instrumenten om Salmonella aan te tonen. Onder andere kwamen de jaarlijkse 'baseline' studies voor Salmonella aan de orde, waarin per deelnemend land wordt vastgesteld hoeveel Salmonella een bepaald product bevat. Vorig jaar betrof dit kalkoenen en slachtvarkens, dit jaar gaat het om fokvarkens en karkassen van kuikens. Verder zijn meerdere methoden besproken die Salmonella aantonen en typeren. Bijvoorbeeld hoe vastgesteld kan worden of de Salmonella waarvan mensen ziek zijn geworden dezelfde is als die in een product is aangetroffen. Ook zijn verschillende serologische methoden om Salmonella op te sporen, die antistoffen in bloed meten, getoetst op hun werkzaamheid. Hoewel landen hiervoor verschillende methoden gebruiken, hebben de meeste goede resultaten behaald bij het ringonderzoek.
De organisatie van deze workshop is in handen van het CRL voor Salmonella, die op het RIVM is gevestigd. De hoofdtaak van het CRL-Salmonella is toezien op de kwaliteit van de nationale referentielaboratoria voor deze bacterie in Europa. De workshop vond plaats in Bilthoven, Nederland.
The thirteenth annual workshop for the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) for Salmonella was held on 26-27 May 2008. The aim of this workshop was to facilitate the exchange of information on the activities of the NRLs and the Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) for Salmonella. An important item on the agenda was the presentation of the results of the annual ring trials of the CRL, which provided valuable information on the quality of the participating NRL laboratories. The NRLs of selected countries also described their activities and how they carried these out to meet their responsibilities.
This report contains the summaries of the presentations. These included the presentations of the results of the annual baseline studies for Salmonella, in which each participating country determines the prevalence of Salmonella in certain products. Last year the products under study originated from turkeys and slaughter pigs, while this year the focus is on breeder pigs and broiler carcasses. Methods for detecting and typing of Salmonella were also discussed, including those that are of use in identifying whether the Salmonella that has caused (an outbreak of) illness in humans is the same as that found in a product. The different serological methods used to detect Salmonella have also been tested for their usefulness, and the results were reported at the workshop. Although different methods are used in the Member States, most laboratories obtained good results in the ring trials.
The workshop was organised by the CRL for Salmonella, which is situated at the RIVM. The main task of the CRL-Salmonella is to check the performance of the European National Reference Laboratories for the detection and typing of Salmonella in different products. The workshop was organised in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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