Ayele, M.

Chiller, T.

DeLong, S. M.

Karlsmose, Susanne

Knope, K.

Lo Fo Wong, D. M. A.

Maxwell, N.

Wagenaar, J. A.

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Downloaded from orbit.dtu.dk on: Dec 19, 2017WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN): Over 10 years of strengtheningnational capacities to detect and control foodborne and other enteric infectionsgloballyAyele, M.; DeLong, S. M.; Lo Fo Wong, D. M. A.; Wagenaar, J. A.; Karlsmose Pedersen, Susanne;Maxwell, N.; Knope, K.; Chiller, T.Publication date:2011Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordLink back to DTU OrbitCitation (APA):Ayele, M., DeLong, S. M., Lo Fo Wong, D. M. A., Wagenaar, J. A., Karlsmose, S., Maxwell, N., ... Chiller, T.(2011). WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN): Over 10 years of strengthening national capacities todetect and control foodborne and other enteric infections globally. Poster session presented at IMED 2011International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance, Vienna, Austria.WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN): Over 10 years of strengthening national capacities to detect and control foodborne and other enteric infections globally Results Training Activities  Conducted 74 international courses at 18 sites  Provided training to more than 1,200 microbiologists and epidemiologists from more than 140 countries  External Quality Assurance System (EQAS)   180 laboratories participating in its current cycle Country Databank  1633 members from 180 countries and 1081 datasets from 84 countries Focused Regional and National Projects  Projects include microbial characterization and enhanced surveillance initiatives in Asia, Africa, and Central America Reference Services  More than 30 lab courses and site visits  More than 20 laboratory manuals developed Communication  More than 250 EDG messages distributed  More than 25 articles published on GFN projects in  the international peer-reviewed literature      M. Ayele1, S.M. DeLong1, D.M.A. Lo Fo Wong2, J.A. Wagenaar3, S. Karlsmose4, N. Maxwell5, K. Knope6, T. Chiller1, and GFN Members  1Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 3Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 4WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens and EU Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance, National Food Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5PulseNet International, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States,  6OzFoodNet, Office of Health Protection, Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australia  Our Mission To enable countries to detect, control, and prevent foodborne and other enteric infections through   Building capacity for integrated surveillance    Fostering collaboration among human health, veterinary, food and other relevant sectors                                Background  Network launched as WHO Global Salm-Surv in 2000 Strengthens national capacities to conduct laboratory-based foodborne disease surveillance and response  Promotes collaboration between epidemiologists and microbiologists working in the public health, animal, and food sectors  Technical and financial support provided by eleven Steering Committee Partners and GFN Regional Centers of Excellence   Eleven Steering Committee Partners Laboratory training session at a GFN course  GFN Training Sites and proposed Training Sites  External Quality Assurance System (EQAS)   Tests laboratories’ abilities to conduct serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of  selected foodborne and  enteric pathogens  Country Databank A global passive surveillance system of the top 15 Salmonella serotype data for humans, animals, feed, and the environment per country Contains a database of GFN Member Contact Information Focused Regional and National Projects  Pathogen-specific projects   Burden of illness studies   Enhanced surveillance studies Reference Services    Verification of findings  Reply to technical questions  Laboratory manuals Communication  An electronic discussion group (EDG)   Newsletters and publications  Websites  http://www.who.int/gfn  Conclusion  GFN has increased the capacity of nations to effectively conduct laboratory-based surveillance and response  Future network initiatives will focus on continued enhancement of systems, data collection, focused projects and training course follow-up    Epidemiology training session at a GFN Course  International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2011), February 4-7, 2011, Vienna, Austria Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Missale Ayele (vdu5@cdc.gov) Methods (Inter)national Training Activities Laboratory training  Isolation and identification of pathogens (e.g. Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, V. cholerae, S. Typhi, Brucella, Shigella, Listeria, C. botulinum)  Subtyping   Biosafety and quality assurance Epidemiology training  Outbreak detection and response  Evaluation of surveillance systems  Study design  Source attribution   Burden of illness Joint epidemiology and laboratory training  Integrated surveillance   Risk assessment  Country Plans of Action  Advocacy and communication  Information sharing networks 

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