About SMI

SMI gives expert advice and support to local, regional and central authorities with operative or political responsibilities for infectious disease control. The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI) is a governmental authority with the mission to monitor the epidemiology of infectious disease among Swedish citizens and promote control and prevention of these diseases.
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control

SMI collaborates with several government authorities and other organisations within the field of infectious disease control and prevention.

The most important contacts are:

  • The County Medical Officers of Communicable Disease Control
  • Microbiological laboratories
  • Infectious disease clinics
  • The municipality environmental health authorities

In a broader area, concerning strategies and policies, the collaborating partners include:

  • National Board of Health and Welfare
  • National Veterinary Institute
  • National Institute of Public Health
  • National Food Administration
  • Swedish Armed Forces
  • Swedish Defence Research Agency
  • Swedish Work Environment Authority
  • Swedish Federation of County Councils
  • Swedish Association of Local Authorities

Expert Advice

SMI gives expert advice and support to local, regional and central authorities with operative or political responsibilities for infectious disease control.

SMI also participates in several external expert committees and advisory groups, including the science council of the National Food Administration, the preparedness council of the National Board of Health and Welfare and the AIDS council of the National Institute of Public Health.

Experts from SMI are also frequently consulted by international organisations, like the WHO and the European Commission, as external evaluators or activities and/or projects concerning infection control. Reports from clinicians and microbiological laboratories concerning infectious agents and outbreaks enable SMI to provide an overview of the national epidemiological situation.

Furthermore, typing of infectious agents is performed to allow detailed epidemiological analyses. The combination of these efforts often makes it possible to identify and break the chain of transmission of infections.

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Uppdaterad 2008-06-27 16:06