Quality assurance for the diagnostics of viral diseases to enhance the emergency preparedness in Europe.

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Published in Euro Surveill on June 01, 2005

Authors

O Donoso Mantke1, H Schmitz, Herve Zeller, P Heyman, A Papa, M Niedrig, European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases (ENIVD)

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Biological Safety (ZBS-1), Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany.

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