oordination between academic and public laboratories, we confirmed assay exclusivity based on 297 original clinical specimens containing a full spectrum of human respiratory viruses. Control material is made available through European Virus Archive – Global (EVAg), a European Union infrastructure project.

Conclusion
The present study demonstrates the enormous response capacity achieved through coordination of academic and public laboratories in national and European research networks.

Introduction
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneum