The Local Pathogens PortalRefers to the Pathogens Portal, a resource hosted and developed by the EMBL-EBI that enables researchers, clinicians and policymakers access the latest and most comprehensive datasets on pathogens. Link to the resource: https://www.pathogensportal.org/ (LPP) was the original name for what is now known as the Pathogens Portal Nodes (PPN)Refers to local, national or regional pathogens portals hosted and developed by a local community. Links to various existing resources can be found here: https://www.pathogensportal.org/national-data-portal. Within the Pathogen Data Network initiative, it also refers to the reference software implementation that will be provided to enable local communities to rapidly deploy their own local pathogens portal. Previously known as the Local Pathogens Portal (LPP).