National Microbiology Focal Points

A National Microbiology Focal Point (NMFP) is a senior microbiology expert, designated by the Member States to support ECDC by providing his/her knowledge of the technical, scientific and administrative structures of the national public health microbiology system. 

The forum of National Microbiology Focal Points provides input to ECDC’s multiannual public health microbiology strategy as well as strategic input to annual priority setting process along the public health microbiology programme, in close cooperation with ECDC’s Advisory Forum and Coordinating Competent Bodies.

The forum also provides technical advice on specific projects within the Centre’s public health microbiology programme.

Austria

Franz Allerberger, member
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)

Petra Apfalter, alternate
Elisabethinen Hospital (Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen Linz)

Belgium

Steven Van Gucht, member
Sciensano

Katelijne Dierick, alternate
Sciensano

Bulgaria

Iva Christova, member
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (Национален център по заразни и паразитно болести)

Stefka Krumova-Ivanova, alternate
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (Национален център по заразни и паразитно болести)

Croatia

Vera Katalinić-Janković, member
Croatian National Institute of Public Health (Hrvatski Zavod za Javno Zdravstvo)

Blazenka Hunjak, alternate
Croatian National Institute of Public Health (Hrvatski Zavod za Javno Zdravstvo)

Cyprus

Despo Pieridou, member
Nicosia General Hospital (Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Λευκωσίας)

Christos Karagiannis, alternate
Nicosia General Hospital (Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Λευκωσίας)

Czech Republic

Pavla Křížová, member
National Institute of Public Health (Státní zdravotní ústav, SZU)

Barbora Macková, alternate
National Institute of Public Health (Státní zdravotní ústav, SZU)

Denmark

Eva Møller Nielsen, member
Statens Serum Institut (SSI)

Kristina Træholt Franck, alternate
Statens Serum Institut (SSI)

Estonia

Janne Pullat, member
(Kesklabor Nakkushaiguste)

Rita Peetso, alternate
Health Board (Terviseamet)

Finland

Saara Salmenlinna, member
National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, THL)

Carita Savolainen-Kopra, alternate
National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, THL)

France

Bruno Coignard, member
French Public Health Agency (Santé publique France)

Mathieu Tourdjman, alternate
French Public Health Agency (Santé publique France)

Germany

Guido Werner, member
Robert Koch Institute (Wernigerode) (RKI)

Annette Mankertz, alternate
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)

Greece

Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou, member
Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Κέντρο Ελέγχου & Πρόληψης Νοσημάτων (νότος))

Hungary

Judit Henczkó, member
National Public Health Center (Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ)

Orsolya Nagy, alternate
National Public Health Center (Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ)

Iceland

Karl G. Kristinsson, member
Landspitali University Hospital (Landspítali)

Hjördís Hardardóttir, alternate
Landspitali University Hospital (Landspítali)

Ireland

Karen Burns, member
Beaumont Hospital

Italy

Anna Teresa Palamara, member
National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS)

Paola Stefanelli, alternate
National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS)

Latvia

Sergejs Ņikišins, member
National microbiology reference laboratory

Raina Nikiforova, alternate
(Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs)

Lithuania

Algirdas Griškevičius, member
National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory (Nacionalinė visuomenės sveikatos priežiūros laboratorija)

Svajūnė Muralytė, alternate
National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory (Nacionalinė visuomenės sveikatos priežiūros laboratorija) 

Luxembourg

Tamir Abdelrahman , member
National Health Laboratory (Laboratoire National de Sante)

Joël Mossong, member
(Direction de la Santé )

Trung Nguyen, alternate
National Health Laboratory (Laboratoire National de Sante)Malta 

Malta

Christopher Barbara, member
Pathology laboratory (Spar Mater Dei)

Claire Cordina Marantidis, alternate
Pathology laboratory (Spar Mater Dei)

Netherlands 

Titia Kortbeek, member
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, RIVM)

Bettie Voordouw, alternate
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, RIVM)

Norway 

Ulf Dahle, member
National Institute of Public Health (Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, FHI)

Siri Laura Feruglio, alternate
National Institute of Public Health (Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, FHI)

Dominique Caugant, alternate
National Institute of Public Health (Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, FHI)

Poland 

Anna Skoczynska, member
National Medicines Institute (Narodowy Instytut Leków)

Rafal Gierczyński, alternate
National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene (Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowy Zakład Higieny)

Portugal 

Jorge Costa Machado, member
National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, INSA) 

Romania 

Codruța Romanița Usein, member
National Institute of Research and Development for Microbiology and Immunology "Cantacuzino" (NIRDMI "Cantacuzino")

Maria Nica, alternate
"Victor Babes" Infectious and Tropical Diseases Hospital 

Slovak Republic

Cyril Klement, member
Regional Public Health Authority (Regionálny Úrad Verejného Zdravotníctva Banská Bystrica)

Lucia Madarova, alternate
Regional Public Health Authority (Regionálny Úrad Verejného Zdravotníctva Banská Bystrica)

Slovenia 

Tjasa Žohar Čretnik, member
Centre for Medical Microbiology (Nacionalni laboratorij za zdravje, okolje in hrano)

Katarina Prosenc, alternate
Laboratory for Public Health Virology (Laboratorij za Javnozdravstveno Virologijo)

Spain 

Isabel Jado García, member
National Centre of Microbiology (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)

Horacio Gil Gil, alternate
National Centre of Microbiology (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)

Sweden 

Karin Tegmark Wisell, member
Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten)

Andreas Bråve, alternate
Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten)