The 2025 workshop was held in Rome from October 28 to October 29
Agenda 2024
Session 1: Proficiency testing
The 2025 PTs on Trichinella
PT on artificial digestion to detect Trichinella larvae in meat samples and PT on the identification of Trichinella larvae at the species level by a molecular method.
Irene Tartarelli (EURL-P)
The 2025 PTs on Echinococcus
PT on the detection of Echinococcus sp. worms in the intestinal mucosa of the definitive host and PT on the molecular identification of Echinococcus at the species level. Azzurra Santoro (EURL-P)
The 2025 PTs on Anisakis
PT on the detection of Anisakidae L3 larvae in fish fillets. Antonio Di Grazia (EURL-P)
PT on the molecular identification of Anisakid nematodes at the species level. Francesco Celani (EURL-P)
The 2025 PT on serology of Trichinella and Toxoplasma
PT on the detection of anti-Trichinella IgG in animal serum samples and PT on the detection of anti-Toxoplasma IgG in animal serum samples. Alessandra Ludovisi (EURL-P)
Session 2: Updates from the EURL-Parasites
The rise of the EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health on Helminths and Protozoa (EURL-PH-HP). Adriano Casulli (EURL-P)
Uncommon findings at the EURL-Parasites in 2025. Azzurra Santoro (EURL-P)
Genotyping the zoonotic pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum by a new Multi-Locus Sequencing Typing scheme. Simone Mario Caccio’ (EURL-P)
One Health and Parasites. Laura Rinaldi (University Federico II of Naples, Italy)
Session 3: NRLs for Parasites activities
Free of charge Trichinella analyses for wild boar meat - Estonian lessons on African swine fever control measures. Epp Moks (NRL-P Estonia)
Monitoring of Trichinella species in domestic and wild animals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Naida Kapo (NRL-P Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Activities of the Italian NRL for Trichinella. Gianluca Marucci (NRL-P Italy)
Trichinellosis: a Study of a human population potentially Exposed to Infection (2024). Maria João Gargaté (NRL Portugal)
Echinococcus multilocularis in the Netherlands: fruit, foxes and a gorilla. Marieke Opsteegh (NRL-P the Netherlands)
Retrospective analysis of hospital admissions for cystic echinococcosis in Italy (2015-2022). Cinzia Santucciu (NRL-P Italy) (Unpublished data)
Food contamination by Echinococcus and other taeniid species is essentially due to only several eggs according to digital PCR estimation. Gérald Umhang (NRL-P France)
Overview of food- and water-borne Zoonotic Parasites in Croatia. Relja Beck (Croatian Veterinary Institute)
Cloudy digestion fluid: a challenge in Trichinella detection using the artificial digestion method. Behdad Tarbiat (NRL-P Sweden)
Detection of protozoan parasites in food: progress, challenges, and perspectives. Stéphanie La Carbona (ACTALIA Food Safety Department, France)
Anisakids surveillance in commercial fish species from Norwegian waters. Paolo Cipriani (NRL-P Norway)
Surveillance of Echinococcus multilocularis in Red Foxes in Slovenia (2021-24). Laura Šimenc Kramar (NRL-P Slovenia)
The importance of Trichinella proficiency tests in food safety in Serbia. Sasa Vasilev (NRL-P Serbia)
Quality control Trichinella slaughterhouse labs: summary from the questionnaires. Marieke Opsteegh (NRL-P the Netherlands)
