WHO assessment of subnational measles/rubella laboratory in Sabah, Malaysia
7 October 2011 - The public health laboratory in Sabah was assessed for possible designation as a subnational measles and rubella laboratory in Malaysia to test increasing number of measles outbreak samples from Sabah states in collaboration with WHO National measles/rubella laboratory in Selangor, Malaysia. Based on the assessment, the public health laboratory will function as a subnational measles/rubella laboratory to conduct serological testing of samples from Sabah and Sarawak states in Malaysia. The WHO national polio, measles/rubella and Japanese encephalitis laboratories in Malaysia were fully accredited for 2012 based on on-site review.