The people behind the network

Austria

(AUT)
Klinisches Institut für Virologie der Medizinischen Universität Wien
Kinderspitalgasse 15
AT-1095 Wien
Austria
URL http://www.univie.ac.at/virologie/seiten/index.htm

Therese Popow-Kraupp	theresia.popow-kraupp@meduniwien.ac.at	Tel: +43 1 404 9079521	Fax: +43 1 404 909795

Belgium

(BEL)
Scientific Institute of Public Health
14, rue Juliette Wytsman
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
URL http://www.iph.fgov.be/flu

Bernard Brochier	bernard.brochier@iph.fgov.be	Tel: +32 2 642 5598	Fax: +32 2 642 5692
Fernande Yane	f.yane@iph.fgov.be	Tel: +32 2 642 5070	Fax: +32 2 642 5692
Isabelle Thomas	isabelle.thomas@iph.fgov.be	Tel: +32 2 642 5074	Fax: +32 2 642 5692

Bulgaria

(BGR)
National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Gen. Stoletov Blvd. 44A
1233 Sofia
Bulgaria
URL http://www.ncipd.org/index.php

Rositsa Kotseva	kotseva@ncipd.org	Tel: +359 2/ 931 81 32	Fax:

Croatia

(HRV)
Croatian National Institute of Public Health
Rockefellerova 12
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
URL http://www.hzjz.hr/

Vladimir Drazenovic	vladimir.drazenovic@hzjz.hr	Tel: +385 1 48 63 264	Fax: +385 1 46 83 017

Cyprus

(CYP)
Medical and Public Health Services, Ministry of Health
Nicosia General Hospital
1450 Nicosia
Cyprus

Despo Bagatzouni-Pieridou	dbagatzouni@mphs.moh.gov.cy	Tel: +357 22801694	Fax: +357 22801664

Czech Republic

(CZE)
National Institute of Public Health
Šrobárova 48
CZ-100 42 Prague 10
Czech Republic
URL http://www.szu.cz/

Martina Havlickova	nflucprg@szu.cz	Tel: +420 2 6708 2402	Fax: +420 2 7173 0695

Denmark

(DNK)
Statens Serum Institut
Artillerivej 5
DK-2300 Copenhagen
Denmark
URL http://www.ssi.dk

Lars Nielsen	lpn@ssi.dk	Tel: +45 32 68 3443	Fax: +45 32 68 8120

Estonia

(EST)
Health Protection Inspectorate
Kotka 2
EE-11315 Tallinn
Estonia
URL http://www.tervisekaitse.ee/

Jelena Hololejenko	jelena.hololejenko@tervisekaitse.ee	Tel: +372 69 43 63 5	Fax: +372 69 43 63 7
Inna Sarv	inna.sarv@tervisekaitse.ee	Tel: +3726943632	Fax: +3726943637

Finland

(FIN)
National Public Health Institute
Mannerheimintie 166
FI-00300 Helsinki
Finland
URL http://www.ktl.fi/portal/english/

Jan - Erik Löflund	jan-erik.loflund@ktl.fi	Tel: +358 94 74 48 83 9	Fax: +358 94 74 48 46 8
Petri Ruutu	Petri.ruutu@ktl.fi	Tel: 358947448670	Fax: 358947448468
Thedi Ziegler	thedi.ziegler@ktl.fi	Tel: +35 8947 448348	Fax: +35 8947 448355

France

(FRA-N)
Institut Pasteur
25, rue du Docteur Roux
FR-75724 Paris Cedex 15
France
URL http://www.pasteur.fr

Sylvie van der Werf	svdwerf@pasteur.fr	Tel: +33 1 4568 8722	Fax: +33 1 4061 3241
Vincent Enouf	venouf@pasteur.fr	Tel: +33 1 4568 8970	Fax: +33 1 4061 3241
Sylvie Van Der Werf	svdwerf@pasteur.fr	Tel:	Fax:

(FRA-S)
Laboratoire de Virologie
59 boulevard Pinel
FR-69677 Lyon BRON Cedex
France
URL http://www.univ-lyon1.fr

Martine Valette	martine.valette@chu-lyon.fr	Tel: +33 4 72 12 96 48	Fax: +33 4 72 12 95 00
Bruno Lina	bruno.lina@chu-lyon.fr	Tel: +33 4 72 12 96 57	Fax:

Germany

(DEU)
Robert Koch Institute
Nordufer 20
DE-13353 Berlin
Germany
URL www.rki.de

Brunhilde Schweiger	schweigerb@rki.de	Tel: +49 30 4547 2456	Fax: +49 30 4547 2605

Greece

(GRC-N)
National Influenza Center for Northern Greece
GR-54124 Thessaloniki
Greece
URL http://www.auth.gr/

Eudoxia Diza-Mataftsi	Eudoxia@med.auth.gr	Tel: +30 2310 999 101	Fax: +30 2310 996 312

(GRC-S)
National Influenza Center for Southern Greece
127 Ave. Vas. Sofias
GR-11521 Athens
Greece
URL http://www.pasteur.gr/205/2419.aspx

Andreas Mentis	mentis@pasteur.gr	Tel: +30 210 6478816	Fax: +30 210 6478817

Hungary

(HUN)
B. Johan National Center for Epidemiology
Gyáli út 2-6
HU-1097 Budapest
Hungary
URL http://www.oek.hu/oek.web?to=939&nid=359&pid=1&lang=eng

Katalin Kaszas	kaszas.katalin@oek.antsz.hu	Tel: +36 14 76 11 30	Fax: +36 12 15 17 92
Monika Rozsa	rozsa.monika@oek.antsz.hu	Tel: +36 14 76 12 86	Fax: +36 14 76 13 68
István Jankovics	jankovicsi@oek.antsz.hu	Tel: +36 1 476 1264	Fax: +36 1 476 1368
George Berencsi	berencsigy@oek.antsz.hu	Tel: +36 1 476 1264	Fax: +36 1 476 1368

Ireland

(IRL)
National Virus Reference Laboratory
Belfield
Dublin 4
Ireland
URL http://www.ucd.ie/~virusref/vrlhome.html

Suzie Coughlan	suzie.coughlan@ucd.ie	Tel: +35 3 1 716 1359 or 29	Fax: +35 3 1 269 7611
Margaret Duffy	margaret.duffy@ucd.ie	Tel:	Fax:

Italy

(ITA-G)
Università di Genova
Via Pastore 1
IT-16132 Genova
Italy
URL http://www.dissal.unige.it

Filippo Ansaldi	filippo.ansaldi@unige.it	Tel: +39 010353 8571	Fax: +39 010353 8572
Pietro Crovari	crovari@unige.it	Tel: +39 010353 8520	Fax: +39 010353 8572

(ITA-M)
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via C. Pascal 36
20133 Milano
Italy
URL http://www.unimi.it/engl/

Fabrizio Pregliasco	fabrizio.pregliasco@unimi.it	Tel: +39 02 50315135	Fax: +39 02 50315120

(ITA-R)
Instituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Viale Regina Elena 299
IT-00161 Roma
Italy
URL http://www.iss.it/index.html

Stefania D'amato	st.damato@sanita.it	Tel: 390659943481	Fax: 390659943096
Isabella Donatelli	donatell@iss.it, simyflu@iss.it	Tel: +39 06 4990 3243	Fax: +39 06 4990 2082

Latvia

(LVA)
State Public Health Agency
Linezera street 3
LV-1006 Riga
Latvia
URL http://www.lic.gov.lv

Natalija Zamjatina	natalija.zamjatina@lic.gov.lv	Tel: +371 708 1511	Fax: +371 67014568

Lithuania

(LTU)
Lithuanian AIDS Center Laboratory
Vytenio street 59/37
LT-2006 Vilnius
Lithuania
URL http://www.aids.lt/

Algirdas Griskevicius	algirdas.griskevicius@aids.lt	Tel: +370 5 233 0215	Fax: +370 5 233 0111

Luxembourg

(LUX)
Laboratoire National de Santé
42, rue du Laboratoire
L-1911 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
URL http://www.ms.etat.lu/MIN_SANT/Publication/Grippe/index.htm

Matthias Opp	matthias.opp@lns.etat.lu	Tel: +352 491 191 / 383	Fax: +352 404 238
Joel Mossong	joel.mossong@lns.etat.lu	Tel: 352 49 11 91 336	Fax: 352 40 42 38

Malta

(MLT)
St. Luke's Hospital
G'Mangia
Malta
URL http://www.health.gov.mt/dsu

Christopher Barbara	christopher.barbara@gov.mt	Tel: +356 2595 1346	Fax: +356 2122 4286

Norway

(NOR)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Geitmyrsveien 75
P.O.Box 4404 Nydalen
NO-0403 Oslo
Norway
URL http://www.fhi.no/

Olav Hungnes	olav.hungnes@fhi.no	Tel: +47 22 04 25 20	Fax: +47 22 04 24 47

Poland

(POL)
National Institute of Hygiene
National Institute of Public Health-NIH, ul. Chocimska 24
PL-00-791 Warsaw
Poland
URL http://www.pzh.gov.pl/

Magdalena Romanowska	nic@pzh.gov.pl	Tel:	Fax:
Lidia Brydak	nic@pzh.gov.pl, lbrydak@pzh.gov.pl	Tel: +48 22542 1274 / 1294	Fax: +48 22542 1313
Andrzej Zielinski	azielinski@pzh.gov.pl	Tel: 48225421204	Fax: 48225421327
Magdalena Machala	nic@pzh.gov.pl, mmachala@pzh.gov.pl	Tel: +48 22542 1274 / 1294	Fax: +48 22542 1313

Portugal

(PRT)
Instituto Nacional de Saude
Avenida Padre Cruz
1649-016 Lisboa
Portugal
URL http://www.dgsaude.pt

Helena Rebelo de Andrade	H.Rebelo.Andrade@insa.min-saude.pt	Tel: +351 21 752 6455	Fax: +35 121 759 0441

Romania

(ROU)
Cantacuzino Institute
Splaiul Independentei 103
CP1-525
RO-050096 Bucharest
Romania
URL http://www.cantacuzino.ro/en/main.asp

Viorel Alexandrescu	roinfluenza@cantacuzino.ro	Tel: +40 21 5287142	Fax: +40 21 3069307
Emilia Lupulescu	roinfluenza@cantacuzino.ro	Tel: +40 21 318 4413	Fax: +40 21 318 4413
Florin Popovici	fpo@ispb.ro	Tel: +40 21 31 83 61 6	Fax: +40 21 31 83 63 4

Serbia

(SRB)
Torlak Institute of Immunology and Virology
458 Vojvode Stepe
11152 Belgrade
Serbia
URL www.torlakinstitut.com

Jasminka Nedeljkovic	jnedeljkovic@torlakinstitut.com	Tel: +381 11 2492 896	Fax: +381 11 3970 553

Slovakia

(SVK)
Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic
Trnavská 52
SK-826 45 Bratislava
Slovakia
URL http://www.uvzsr.sk

Hana Blaskovicova	blaskovicova@uvzsr.sk, influlab@uvzsr.sk	Tel: +421 2 49284275	Fax: +421 2 44372807

Slovenia

(SVN)
National Institute of Public Health
Bohoriceva 15
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
URL http://www.ivz.si/ivz/english/

Katarina Prosenc	katarina.prosenc@ivz-rs.si	Tel: +386 1 4342 610 / 613	Fax: +386 1 43 42 612

Spain

(ESP-B)
4. Hospital Clínic
C/ Villarroel, 170
ES-08036 Barcelona
Spain
URL http://www.gencat.net/salut/depsan/units/sanitat/html/ca/Du1/index.html

4. Tomás Pumarola Suñé	pumarola@clinic.ub.es	Tel: +34 93 227 55 22	Fax: +34 93 227 93 72

(ESP-M)
1. Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ctra. Majadahonda a Pozuelo, Km2
28220 Majadahonda (Madrid)
Spain
URL http://www.isciii.es

1.2. Inmaculada Casas	icasas@isciii.es	Tel: +34 91 8223621	Fax:
1.1. Pilar Pérez-Breña	pperez@isciii.es	Tel: +34 91 8223621	Fax: +34 91 5097966

(ESP-V)
3. Centro Nacional de Gripe
Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 7
47005 Valladolid
Spain
URL http://www.med.uva.es/

3. Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu	lejarazu@med.uva.es	Tel: +34 983 42 30 63	Fax: +34 983 42 02 51/52

Sweden

(SWE)
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
Nobels väg 18
SE-171 82 Solna
Sweden
URL http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/

Mia Brytting	mia.brytting@smi.ki.se	Tel: +46 8 457 2654	Fax: +46 8 32 8330

Switzerland

(CHE)
National Influenza Centre
1 Avenue de Beauséjour
CH-1206 Geneva
Switzerland
URL http://www.influenza.ch/

Yves Thomas	yves.thomas@hcuge.ch	Tel: +41 22 372 40 81 / 86	Fax: +41 22 372 40 88

The Netherlands

(NLD-B)
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9
3721 MA Bilthoven
The Netherlands
URL www.rivm.nl

Test User		Tel:	Fax:
Berry Wilbrink	berry.wilbrink@rivm.nl	Tel: +31 30 274 2115	Fax: +31 30 274 4409
Adam Meijer	adam.meijer@rivm.nl	Tel: +31 30 274 3595	Fax: +31 30 274 4418

(NLD-R)
Erasmus Medical Centre
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
3015 GE Rotterdam
The Netherlands
URL http://www.virology.nl/

Guus Rimmelzwaan	g.rimmelzwaan@erasmusmc.nl	Tel: +31 10 408 8067	Fax: +31 10 408 9485
Jan de Jong	jc.de.jong@wxs.nl	Tel: +31 10 408 8067	Fax:

Turkey

(TUR)
Refik Saydam Hygiene Institute of Turkey
Cemal Gursel Bulvari No: 18
06100 Sihhiye-Ankara
Turkey
URL http://www.rshm.gov.tr/

Dr Gulay Korukluoglu	gucank@hotmail.com	Tel:	Fax:
Etem Özkaya	eozkaya@saglik.gov.tr	Tel: 0903124331413	Fax: +90 (312) 4582388

Ukraine

(UKR)
L.V.Gromashevskyi Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
M. Amosova str. 5
03038 Kiev
Ukraine

Alla Mironenko	ukrinfluenza@zeos.net; miralla@ukr.net	Tel: +38044 2750297	Fax: +38044 2750297

United Kingdom

(ENG)
Health Protection Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
NW9 5EQ London
United Kingdom
URL http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/influenza/flu.htm

Praveen Sebastianpillai	praveen.sebastianpillai@hpa.org.uk	Tel:	Fax:
Angie Lackenby	Angie.Lackenby@HPA.org.uk	Tel: +44 (0)208327 6056	Fax: +44 (0)208 205 8195
Maria Zambon	maria.zambon@hpa.org.uk	Tel: +44 208 200 4400	Fax: +44 20 8200 7868

(NIR)
Regional Virus Laboratory
Grosvenor Road
UK-BT12 6BA Belfast
United Kingdom
URL http://www.cdscni.org.uk/default.asp

Peter Coyle	peter.coyle@bll.n-i.nhs.uk	Tel: +44 28 9089 4628	Fax: +44 28 9026 3532

(SCT)
Gartnavel General Hospital
1053 Great Western Road
UK-G12 OYN Glasgow
United Kingdom
URL http://www.vir.gla.ac.uk/home.shtml

Rory Gunson	Rory.Gunson@NorthGlasgow.Scot.NHS.UK	Tel:	Fax:
William Carman	w.carman@vir.gla.ac.uk	Tel: +44 141 211 0080	Fax: +44 141 211 0082
Joy Kean	joy.kean@northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk	Tel:	Fax:

(WLS)
Welsh Specialist Virology Centre
Heath Park
CF14 4XW Cardiff
United Kingdom
URL http://www.nphs.wales.nhs.uk

Elizabeth McCruden	elizabeth.mccruden@nphs.wales.nhs.uk	Tel: +44 29 2074 6323	Fax: +44 29 2074 4300

WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza

National Institute for Medical Research
The Ridgeway
Mill Hill
NW7 1AA London
URL http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/wic

Alan Hay	ahay@nimr.mrc.ac.uk	Tel: +44 20 88162152	Fax: +44 20 89064477
Rod Daniels	rdaniel@nimr.mrc.ac.uk	Tel:	Fax: