On January 1, three new EU reference laboratories for foodborne and waterborne diseases became officially operational, bringing the total number to nine. These laboratories will help national public health laboratories improve testing, data quality, and outbreak preparedness related to food- and waterborne pathogens.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority recently released a report that showed that a large amount of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still resistant to antibiotics used for humans and animals.
