Assessing rapid response mobile laboratory (RRML) capacities in Europe and Africa to improve One Health disease surveillance activities and pandemic preparedness across two continents
We identified key shortcomings of existing laboratories, as the majority only process samples of human origin (not compliant with One Health principles), only 5% have sufficient capacity to diagnose emerging risk group 3/4 (arbo)viruses, 1-10% have accredited quality assurance systems in place, and mobile laboratories are not interconnected to allow concerted national and international responses. Our results reveal the gaps that should be addressed to make future responses to zoonotic, high-consequence pathogens more effective.
Authors
- Georg Gerhard Duscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3486-5470)
- Markus Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-8377)
- Florian Gehre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6359-2128)
- Karin Rainer
- Ana Ungureanu
- Aggeliki Vlachostergiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-5016)
- Lida Politi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-3003)
- Johannes R. Peham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-2545)
- Aryse Melo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6655-8715)
- Sascha Knauf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5744-4946)
- Georg Neubauer
- Muna Affara
- Luminita Marcu
- Dražen Ignjatović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6978-0074)
- Cosmina Stalidi
- Klaas Dietze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6138-6707)
- George Suciu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8455-6177)
- Martin H. Groschup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0215-185X)
- Julien A. Nguinkal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1303-4520)
- Jürgen May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8420)
- Kassiani Μellou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-5766)
- Lisa Winkelmayer
- Anette Trojnacki
- Holger Annus
- Kristjan Kamdron
- Andry Aasamäe
- Eva Jaho
Institutions
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (DE)
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AT)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Tallinn University (EE)
- Red Cross Hospital (GR)
- Exodus (Greece) (GR)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Gesundheit Österreich (AT)
- National Public Health Organization (GR)
- Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AT)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- One Health Outlook
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-025-00180-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40