"ERINHA was created by foresighted scientists who understood that infectious diseases will always be a major threat to humanity. They established this federation of high-containment facilities, forming a distributed European infrastructure. It is open to academic and industrial researchers globally, to facilitate the study of the most virulent pathogens, and to accelerate the development of much-needed diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. The recurring outbreaks of Ebola virus disease, the spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, and the appearance of worrying new pathogens, show that these needs are ever-present. ERINHA, with its regional and global partners, will continue its mission to help ensure that Europe, and the world, is better prepared for future disease outbreaks."

Jonathan Ewbank, DG of ERINHA