NEWSLETTER European Union Reference Laboratory for Salmonella Vol. 23 No. 2 June 2017 ISSN 2211-6877 Continuation of Newsletter Community Reference Laboratory for Salmonella ISSN 1572-3836 Newsletter EURL-Salmonella, June 2017 Page 2 of 45 Produced by European Union Reference Laboratory for Salmonella National Institute of Public Health and the Environment P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands phone: +31 30 274 3537 (Kirsten Mooijman) +31 30 274 4290 (Wilma Jacobs) e-mail:
[email protected] [email protected] Newsletter EURL-Salmonella, June 2017 Page 3 of 45 Contents Editorial Note ............................................................ 4 Contribution of the EURL-Salmonella ............................ 7 For Information ......................................................... 9 From the Literature ................................................. 11 Newsletter EURL-Salmonella, June 2017 Page 4 of 45 Editorial Note Bilthoven, 3 July 2017 Dear colleague, By the end of May we organised our annual EUR-Salmonella workshop. This year it was organised in Zaandam, the Netherlands, which was easier to reach than the location last year (Saint Malo, France). A total of 45 participants were present at the workshop. I have had a quick look at the completed evaluation forms and I am happy to notice that in general the participants were satisfied. The presentations given at the workshop are available at our website since 2 June 2017, see: http://www.eurlsalmonella.eu/Workshops/Workshop_2017 During the workshop, the participants signed a card with greetings for Henny Maas who stopped working by the end of 2016 (see Newsletter 22-4). Henny was pleasantly surprised with this card and she would like to thank all NRLs for the many kind words and for the very nice cooperation for so many years.