WPRO NIC Laboratory Database

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WPRO NIC Laboratory Database

• 3rd Meeting of National Influenza Centres
• in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia
  Regions
• 18 20 Aug 2009
• Beijing, China
• Linette Te and Aeron Hurt

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Overview

• Background
• Overview WPRO NIC Laboratory Database
• Presentations by NICs using the database
• Important information

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Background

• Feb 2007
• WHO CC, Melbourne provided a copy of their
  laboratory database to WPRO for modification as
  an NIC database
• Oct 2007
• Informal consultation
• Apr 2008
• 2nd Meeting of the NICs
• Release WproNic ver 1.0
• Nov 2008
• Training Workshop
• Aug 2009
• 3rd Meeting of the NICs

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Main Menu
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Laboratories using the database

• There are three NICs currently using the database
• China
• Philippines
• Vietnam

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Important information

• How do you get a copy of the database?
• Contact WPRO - csr_at_wpro.who.int
• Linette Te - tel_at_wpro.who.int
• What support does WPRO provide to assist labs in
  setting the database up?
• Provides support for initial data upload, can
  answer queries and explain technical issues.
  Unable to provide lab-specific support on
  modifications.
• Do the Chinese, Vietnamese and Philippine Labs
  administer there own databases now? What
  involvement does WPRO have?
• They administer their own database and had
  developed their own lab-specific versions
• If WPRO upgrades the database they are informed
  and can implement the updates on their version by
  coping the code form the latest WPRO version

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Summary

• Support
• Contact
• csr_at_wpro.who.int
• tel_at_wpro.who.int gongorar_at_wpro.who.int