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.
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES
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)
OBSERVERS
Albania
Andi Koraqi, member
Tirana University Hospital Centre (Quendra Spitalore Universitare)
Shpetim Qyra, alternate
National Institute of Public Health (Instituti i Shëndetit Publik)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amela Dedeić-Ljubović, member
Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo (Klinički centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu)
Pava Dimitrijević, alternate
Public Health Institute of Republika Srpska (Institut za javno zdravstvo)
Kosovo*
Arsim Kurti, member
National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo (Instituti Kombetar i Shendetesise Publike te Kosoves)
Xhevat Jakupi, alternate
National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo (Instituti Kombetar i Shendetesise Publike te Kosoves)
Montenegro
Zoran Vratnica, member
Centre for Medical Microbiology (Centar za medicinsku mikrobiologiju)
North Macedonia
Milena Petrovska, member
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје)
Golubinka Boshevska, alternate
Institute for Public Health of Republic of Macedonia (Институт за јавно здравје на РМ)
Serbia
Ivana Ćirković, member
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (Институт за микробиологију и имунологију)
Ljiljana Pavlovic, alternate
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (Институт за микробиологију и имунологију)
Turkey
Selçuk Kılıç, member
Public Health Institution of Turkey (Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Kurumu)
Fatma Gülay Korukluoğlu, alternate
Public Health Institution of Turkey (Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Kurumu)