1. WHO Global Salm-Surv: A Global Salmonella Surveillance Network World Health Organization, Geneva Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen

2. Overview Purpose of Global Salm-Surv Members Logic Model Programs Future Plans

3. Global Salm-Surv A global network of people and institutions involved in Salmonella surveillance, serotyping and antimicrobial resistance testing

4. Purpose of Global Salm-Surv To strengthen and enhance the capacities of national and regional laboratories in Salmonella surveillance and antimicrobial resistance in humans, food and animals

5. Global Salm-Surv Logic Model 2001 Objectives Identified Needs

6. Global Salm-Surv Membership General Member = A person involved in Salmonella surveillance, serotyping or antimicrobial susceptibility testing

7. Global Salm-Surv Membership Member Institution = An institution that provides national or regional Salmonella summary data Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen

8. Global Salm-Surv Membership 233 Members 62 Member Institutions 90 Countries

9. Global Salm-Surv Members 88% isolate Salmonella 86% serotype Salmonella 79% perform antimicrobial susceptibility tests

10. Global Salm-Surv Members 62% test human isolates 93% test non-human isolates 65% animal sources 67% environmental sources 89% foodborne sources

11. Global Salm-Surv Programs Electronic Discussion Group Regional Training Courses External Quality Assurance System (EQAS) Web Site & Country Databank Reference Services

12. Electronic Discussion Group Weekly messages on current Salmonella topics, including outbreaks, serotypes and antimicrobial resistance Moderated discussion group via e-mail All general members Messages archived on Web site

13. Regional Training Courses Step 1Basic Microbiology Step 2Microbiology + Basic Epidemiology Step 3Advanced Epidemiology Courses 2000 Thailand, Argentina, Greece 2001 Thailand, China, Mexico, Argentina Proposed: Greece, Poland, Russia

14. External Quality Assurance System: 2000 8 Salmonella enterica strains 1 Escherichia coli strain Serotyped and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility 44 laboratories 35 countries Free

15. External Quality Assurance System: 2000 76% Salmonella serotypes correct 92% antimicrobial susceptibility tests correct 28% E.coli tests incorrect

16. External Quality Assurance System: 2001 200 Global Salm-Surv laboratories Recruitment in Winter 2001 Global Salm-Surv ‘Certification’

17. Global Salm-Surv Web Site & Country Databank See Web Site at: www.who.ch/salmsurv

18. Global Salm-Surv Web Site Membership and EQAS Forms Frequently Asked Questions Related Links Country Databank

19. Global Salm-Surv Country Databank Annual Salmonella summary data Top 15 Salmonella serotypes Data provided by Global Salm-Surv Member Institutions Interactive databases

20. Global Salm-Surv Reference Testing Serotyping and phagetyping Antimicrobial susceptibility testing PFGE Genetic characterization of antibiotic resistance genes Other analyses

21. Global Salm-Surv Future Plans Needs assessment of members Formative evaluation of program Extension of training courses to additional regions Strengthen partnerships between epidemiologists and microbiologists in member countries

22. For More Information… For more information on Global Salm-Surv, please visit the Web site at www.who.ch/salmsurvwww.who.ch/salmsurv Or contact: globalsalm-surv@listserv.cdc.govglobalsalm-surv@listserv.cdc.gov Fax: 1.404.371.5444, attn Global Salm-Surv