Letter to the Editor: Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season

In their article on antiviral stockpiles and influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring Meijer at al. expressed concern about the discrepancy between nearly all countries in Europe having influenza antiviral stockpiles as part of their pandemic plans and yet only a few having laboratory capacity to perform antiviral susceptibility testing.