10th meeting of the measles/rubella regional reference laboratories of the WHO European Region (2015)

3–4 February 2015, London, United Kingdom

The scope of this meeting of the European measles/rubella regional rubella laboratories (RRLs) was to update participants on progress towards achievement of previous global and regional meetings' recommendations, and on current status, issues and research. The participants also discussed present concerns regarding disease surveillance, laboratory verification, assay validation and training requirements.

This report summarizes the presentations given by laboratory representatives and technical experts and lists the recommendations that resulted from the discussions that took place during the meeting.