The seventeenth EURL-Salmonella workshop, 14 and 15 May 2012, Chalkida, Greece
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The seventeenth EURL-Salmonella workshop, 14 and 15 May 2012, Chalkida, GreeceTranslated Title
De zeventiende EURL-Salmonella workshop 14 en 15 mei 2012, Chalkida, GriekenlandPubliekssamenvatting
In dit rapport zijn de verslagen gebundeld van de presentaties die op 14 en 15 mei 2012 zijn gegeven tijdens de zeventiende jaarlijkse workshop voor de Europese Nationale Referentie Laboratoria (NRL's) voor de bacterie Salmonella. Het doel van de workshop is dat het overkoepelende orgaan, het Europese Referentie Laboratorium (EURL) Salmonella, en de NRL's informatie met elkaar kunnen uitwisselen. Daarnaast worden de resultaten gepresenteerd van de ringonderzoeken van het EURL waarmee de kwaliteit van de NRL-laboratoria wordt gemeten. Een uitgebreidere weergave van de resultaten worden per ringonderzoek in aparte RIVM-rapporten opgenomen.Campylobacter en Salmonella belangrijkste veroorzakers zoönosen
Een terugkerend onderwerp is het rapport van de European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) over zoönosen, oftewel ziekten die van dieren op mensen kunnen overgaan. Dit verslag bevat een overzicht van de aantallen en types zoönotische micro-organismen die in 2010 gezondheidsproblemen veroorzaakten in Europa. Hieruit blijkt dat Salmonella al een aantal jaren minder gezondheidsproblemen veroorzaakt, maar nog steeds, ná de Campylobacterbacterie, de belangrijkste veroorzaker is van zoönotische ziekten in Europa.
Een ander verslag geeft een overzicht van de verschillende methoden waarmee Salmonella kan worden getypeerd. Zowel de ('klassieke') gouden standaards als de nieuwe (moleculaire) methoden worden besproken. Hieruit blijkt dat er nog niet één nieuwe methode voor handen is die een 'gouden standaard' methode kan vervangen.
Internationale standaardisering van methoden
Verder beschrijven de laboratoria van vijf geselecteerde landen hoe ze hun taak als NRL invullen, bijvoorbeeld over de wijze waarop zij ringonderzoeken in eigen land organiseren. Daarnaast geeft het EURL-Salmonella informatie over het proces waarmee de methoden om Salmonella respectievelijk op te sporen, te tellen en te typeren, wordt gestandaardiseerd op internationaal niveau. Twee andere verslagen bevatten informatie over de validaties van zowel een nieuwe als een traditionele methode.
De organisatie van de workshop is in handen van het EURL voor Salmonella, voorheen Community Reference Laboratory (CRL), dat onderdeel is van het RIVM. Bij de organisatie van de huidige workshop kreeg het EURL hulp van het NRL in Griekenland. De hoofdtaak van het EURL-Salmonella is toezien op de kwaliteit van de nationale referentielaboratoria voor deze bacterie in Europa.
This report contains the summaries of the presentations of the 17th annual workshop for the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) for Salmonella, held in Chalkida, Greece on 14 and 15 May 2012. The aim of this workshop is to facilitate the exchange of information on the activities of the NRLs and the European Union Reference Laboratory for Salmonella (EURL-Salmonella). An important yearly item on the agenda is the presentation of the results of the annual ring trials organised by the EURL, which provide valuable information on the quality of the work carried out by the participating NRL laboratories. Another yearly item is the presentation of the most recent European summary report on Zoonoses by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This latter report gives an overview on the number and types of zoonotic microorganisms causing health problems in Europe in 2010. For several years the number of health problems caused by Salmonella is decreasing, but in 2010 it is still the second most important cause, after Campylobacter, of zoonotic diseases in Europe.
Another presentation gives an overview on the different methodologies for typing of Salmonella. The ('classical') golden standards are described, as well as new (molecular) alternatives. The conclusion is that still not one alternative method is available which can replace one golden standard method.
In other summaries, the NRLs for Salmonella of five selected countries describe their activities, for example on how they organise ring trials in their countries. Furthermore, the EURL-Salmonella gives information on international standardisation of methods for detection, enumeration and typing of Salmonella. Two other presentations give information on the validation of a new as well as of a 'traditional' method.
The workshop was organised by the EURL-Salmonella, with the help of the NRLSalmonella in Greece. The EURL-Salmonella, formerly called Community Reference Laboratory for Salmonella (CRL-Salmonella), is located at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. The main task of the EURL-Salmonella is to evaluate the performance of the European NRLs in detecting and typing of Salmonella in different products.
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