♦ 18 November 2009 ♦ The triennial meeting of the Rabies Serology CRL took place on 18 November 2009 in Nancy (France). It brought together a total of 64 participants from 37 laboratories coming from 30 countries and two institutions (the European Commission and OIE). Discussions mainly focused on the benefits and disadvantages of the Platelia Rabies II kit (Bio-Rad) test for domestic carnivore serum sample analysis, as well as its alternatives. This meeting was organised following the Second Workshop for Rabies held the day before. Most of the participants attended both meetings. The objectives of this meeting were the following: to provide an opportunity for rabies scientists from approved rabies serology laboratories to get together to provide an opportunity for the participants to present rabies serology to collect information from the European Commission regarding the movements of pets within the European Union as well as the new procedure for laboratory approval

♦ 17 November 2009 ♦ The second workshop for rabies took place on 17 November 2009 in Nancy. Sixty-six participants from 37 laboratories coming from 32 countries, and three institutions including the European Commission and EFSA attended this event. The overall number of participants was higher than in 2008. This is mainly due to the fact that the triennial rabies serology meeting was planned the following day and that the majority of participants were attending both days. A breakdown of participants from EC National Reference Laboratories (NRL) shows that 41 participants came from 23 laboratories. Only four EC countries were excused, suggesting a substantial increase of EC NRL attendance compared to last year. For the second workshop for rabies, the European Member States were represented along with countries from all over the world. Although the meeting was more specifically dedicated to National Reference Laboratories, the participation of other laboratories was highly appreciated and discussions between participants were all the more fruitful overall. Discussions on work programme 2010, proficiency tests, sequence database and presentations by National Reference Laboratories were proof that rabies concerns remain. Nevertheless, there is a strong consciousness from all Member States that the disease can be efficiently controlled if concerted efforts are carried out.

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