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RESEARCH GROUPS

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PROGRAMME:
Centro Nacional de Microbiología
Communic. Disease Surveillance,
Prevention and Control

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Group Members
Lead Researcher

Echevarra Mayo, Juan Emilio
STAFF MEMBERS
Vzquez Moron, Mara Sonia

Contact:
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS
Barcena Panero, Ana
Centro Nacional de Microbiología
Campus Majadahonda Castellanos Nadal, Ana
Guisasola Gorriti, Mara Eulalia
Ctra.Majadahonda-Pozuelo km 2.200. 28220 Madrid
Phone: (+34) 91 822 36 76 Mosquera Gutirrez, Mara del Mar
Ory Manchon, Fernando De
E.mail: [email protected]
Sanz Moreno, Juan Carlos

Main lines of research

• Vaccine preventable diseases.

The group of the National Center of Microbiology is the national reference
laboratory for measles and rubella as recognized in the corresponding na-

tional plans for elimination and accredited by the WHO. Moreover, diagnos-
tic techniques for other vaccine preventable diseases (mumps, pertussis or 13
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chickenpox) were studied in the context of specific programs of microbio- T
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logical surveillance. Additionally to this official activity, the group currently PO
keeps research activity in the following aspects:
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- Development and evaluation of diagnostic methodologies for measles vi- A
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- Sero-epidemiology of MeV, RV and MuV. RE
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- Molecular epidemiology of MeV, MuV and RV. IB
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- Sero-epidemiology of pertussis.
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- Sero-epidemiology of influenza.