[Identification of proposed laboratories for leptospirosis surveillance at the regional and multiregional levels].

A geographic emplacement of reference Centres for the epidemiological control is proposed here according to recommendation by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità and the instructions of the WHO. While the ordinary laboratories make serodiagnosis for clinical use only, the reference Centres must carry out the epidemiological control by typing of leptospires strains in order to establish the prevalence of the serotypes in the different territories. For these more complex epidemiological techniques, closer relations between the Centres and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità are necessary. The national map proposed, object of discussion at the meeting, refers to reference Centres (location and person) that have made themselves available for this duty.