European Network for Diagnostics
of "Imported" Viral Diseases
Collaborative Laboratory Response Network
Prof. Dr. M. Niedrig RKI  Nordufer 20  13353 Berlin  Germany
ENIVD-CLRN
Prof. Matthias Niedrig
Robert-Koch-Institut
Nordufer 20
D – 13353 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (030)18754 2370 /23 21
Fax: +49(030)18754 2625 / 2390
e-mail: niedrigm@rki.de
ENIVD members and
collaborating partners
and others
Berlin, 29th June 2012
Registration for participation in the External Quality Assurance (EQA) for
Rift Valley Fever Fever Virus PCR diagnostics
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the 1st EQA for PCR diagnosis of Rift Valley Fever (RVF)
organised by the ENIVD-CLRN. For this evaluation we have selected ca. 15 samples with
different RVF strains including negative controls.
The samples should be analysed for the presence of RVF genome preferably also for the
genome copy numbers and strains if possible.
All material is thoroughly inactivated by heat treatment and by gamma irradiation.
According to the inactivation procedures used, we are sure to provide you with safe
and non-biohazard material.
As done before virus was diluted in human plasma before aliquoting and freeze drying.
-- All samples must be resolved by adding 100µl bi.dest. water before use. -Each laboratory will receive the complete summary of the results in an anonymous way only
with the own laboratory recognisable. This also means that we will deliver the results after we
received nearly all results from all participants. As done before we plan to publish the results
of this RVF EQA later on.
In this context I want thank the following colleagues from the ArboZooNet Janusz Paweska
from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, South Africa and
Michele Bouloy and Marie Flamand from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, for providing the
material and performing the external quality pre-testing without this, the EQA would not be
possible. Since RVF infections are also of interest for veterinary laboratories feel free to
forward this EQA offer to other laboratories.
If your laboratory is interested to participate in this EQA we kindly ask you to send
your request to the following address qa.enivd-clrn@enivd.org clearly stating
the name and email address of the contact person phone number and the post
mail address.
If you still have questions do not hesitate to contact us.
Because the preparation and pre-testing of the samples are still in progress it is most likely
that the shipment of the samples will start in the middle of July. We will inform you when we
start with the shipment of the samples.
Best regards,
Matthias, Camille & Oliver
Prof. Dr. M. Niedrig
Robert Koch Institut
Nordufer 20
13353 Berlin
Germany
Please return by email or fax:
by by email: qa.enivd-clrn@enivd.org Senders address:
or fax:
++49 30 18754-2625 / -2390
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