Corporate report

National Reference Laboratory for Trichinella and Echinococcus: annual reports

Reports summarising the activities of the UK National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for Trichinella and Echinococcus.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
4 November 2022
Last updated
5 May 2023 — See all updates

Documents

NRL for Trichinella and Echinococcus: Annual Report 2022 to 2023

PDF, 335 KB, 26 pages

NRL for Trichinella and Echinococcus: Annual Report 2021 to 2022

PDF, 378 KB, 27 pages

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NRL for Trichinella and Echinococcus: Annual Report 2020 to 2021

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Details

These annual reports summarise the activities of the UK NRL for Trichinella and Echinococcus throughout the year. They cover:

  • core functions and duties of the national reference laboratory
  • trichinella external quality assurance (EQA) and proficiency testing (PT) scheme results
  • other NRL activities

The UK NRL for Trichinella and Echinococcus is responsible for:

  • diagnostic testing of pigs and wild boars for the zoonotic parasite Trichinella sp.
  • the UK’s annual surveillance of the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis

For previous annual reports, contact nrl.parasitology@apha.gov.uk

Published 4 November 2022
Last updated 5 May 2023 + show all updates

  1. Published the NRL for Trichinella and Echinococcus: Annual Report 2022 to 2023.

  2. First published.