Feb 04, 2026
ESGPHM/ESGLI webinar
The European Reference laboratory in Public Health on Legionella: Promoting harmonized Legionnaires’ disease diagnostic and detection in the EU/EEA.
Speakers:
An update on the epidemiology of Legionella in EU/EEA by Dr Lara Payne Hallstrom. Principal Expert Waterborne Disease – Legionnaires´ Disease and Food, water, Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, OHD. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
An introduction to the European Union Reference Laboratories by Dr Andreas Hoefer, Expert in Microbiology and Applied Molecular Surveillance. Surveillance, PHF. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Dr Camille Jacqueline, CNR Legionelles. Institut des Agents Infectieux. Hospices Civils de Lyon, France and European Reference Laboratory in Public Health on Legionella.