WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliovirus
National Enterovirus Reference Laboratory
Head: Associate Professor Bruce Thorley
The laboratory was initially designated as the National Polio Reference Laboratory for Australia in 1994 and has played a major role in Australia’s commitment to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Polio Eradication Initiative
WHO Polio Eradication Initiative
Our laboratory is accredited by WHO as a member of the Global Polio Laboratory Network, with the following designations:
• National Polio Reference Laboratory for Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Pacific Island Countries and Areas and Papua New Guinea
• Polio Regional Reference Laboratory for the WHO Western Pacific region