MediLabSecure: A virology and entomology laboratories network for a One Health approach of vector-borne and emerging viruses in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions

摘要

Purpose: As vector-borne viruses and other emerging viruses are threatening global health, the EU-funded MediLabSecure project aims at enhancing the preparedness to viral threats by establishing a One Health network of Public Health institutions, medical entomology and virology laboratories in 19 non-EU countries of the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas. The 4-year project (2014-2017) aims to enhance the level of integration for the surveillance of relevant emerging arboviral diseases between laboratories and central national surveillance systems.