On 02^nd June 2016 Institute of Public Health of Serbia ’’Dr Milan JovanovicBatut’’ organized Annual Influenza Meeting of Vet and IPH to discuss influenza surveillance in humans and animals as well as to point out  the multi sectorial collaboration between epidemiologists and infectologists and vets. In the meeting participated representatives (epidemiologists, virologists, vets) from various institutions of Serbia.

In the framework of the project “Surveillance And Response To Avian And Pandemic Influenza”, Grant Nr. 5U51IP000841-03, funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on 29. 06. 2016 in Banja Luka at Public Health Institute of RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina was held the workshop on Health to Veterinarian Sector.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have jointly organised the annual influenza surveillance meeting.

This 5th Annual Meeting brought together epidemiologists and virologists – the national influenza surveillance focal points – from the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region; thus this event was attended by focal points from South-Eastern European Health Network (SEEHN) as well. In addition, in the meeting have participated also representatives from international institutions.