National Influenza Centres

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National Influenza Centres (NICs) are national institutions designated by national Ministries of Health and recognized by WHO. NICs collect virus specimens in their country and perform preliminary analysis year-round. They ship representative clinical specimens and isolated viruses to WHO CCs for advanced antigenic and genetic analysis. The results form the basis for WHO recommendations on the composition of influenza vaccines each year, as well as relevant risk assessment and mitigation activities of WHO. NICs are the backbone of the WHO's Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).

The implementation of the revised NIC TOR 

Sharing information and influenza viruses - seasonal and zoonotic, or clinical specimens positive for influenza - with WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO CCs) is a key responsibility of National Influenza Centres (NICs).

Since the last NIC Terms of Reference (TOR) update in 2017, some countries have implemented the Nagoya Protocol (NP) and national Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) procedures. In response, the WHO Global Influenza Programme has updated the seasonal component of the NIC TOR and included an annex detailing GISRS Benefits available to participating GISRS countries.

Following a series of in-depth workshops with key stakeholders and a pilot in 20 countries (2023 to 2024), WHO is now rolling out the revised NIC TOR in all GISRS countries. During this transition, the 2017 NIC TOR remains in effect in each country until the country has implemented the revised TOR. The entire rollout is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, with the revised NIC TOR becoming effective on 1 January 2026.

The NIC TOR aims to uphold the quality and standards of the National Influenza Centers within the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).

 

The updates of the seasonal component of the NIC TOR are to:

  • Improve clarity regarding the scope and purpose of sharing seasonal influenza virus materials with WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO CCs) within GISRS; and
  • Provide detailed information on the benefits available to countries participating in GISRS.

We encourage all NIC Directors, national authorities, and key stakeholders to review, familiarize themselves with, and implement the revised NIC TOR 2024. The WHO Global Influenza Programme, jointly with WHO Regional and Country Offices, remains fully committed to supporting GISRS members, national authorities, and key partners in ongoing influenza surveillance, and as well as pandemic preparedness and response.

For further inquiries, please contact your WHO regional focal point or the GISRS team at WHO Headquarters at gisrs-whohq@who.int.

Terms of Reference for NICs

Original TOR

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List of National Influenza Centres by WHO region

African Region of WHO

Algeria - Algiers

Fawzi Derrar
Viral Respiratory Unit
Institut Pasteur d'Algérie
Sidi-Fredj
Staoueli
Algiers
Algeria
+213 21 390257

Cameroon - Yaoundé

Richard Njouom
Laboratoire de Virologie
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Fax: +237 22231564

Central African Republic - Bangui

Emmanuel Nakouné a.i.
Institute Pasteur de Bangui
BP 923
Bangui
Central African Republic
Fax: +236 (61) 01 09

Côte d'Ivoire - Abidjan

Hervé Kadjo
Laboratoire de Virologie des Grippes
Unité des Virus Respiratoires
Département des Virus Epidémiques
Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire
01 BP 490 Abidjan 01
Côte d'Ivoire
Fax: + 225 21253510

Ghana - Accra

William Ampofo
National Influenza Laboratory
Virology Departement
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR)
University of Ghana, Legon
P.O. Box LG 581
Accra
GHANA
Fax: + 00233 21 502182

Kenya - Nairobi

Mamo Umuro
Influenza Laboratory at the National Public Health Laboratory
Kenyatta National Hospital
P.O. BOX 20750-00202
Nairobi
Kenya

Madagascar - Antananarivo

Philippe Dussart 
National Influenza Laboratory
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
BP 1274
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
Fax: +261 (20) 22 415 34

Mauritius - Candos

Sanjiv Rughooputh
Department of Molecular Biology and Virology Central Health Laboratory
Candos
Mauritius
Fax: +(230) 4272739
Email: srughooputh@mail.gov.mu

Niger - Niamey

Amadou Lagare
Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES)
634 Bld de la Nation
Niamey
Niger

Nigeria - Ibadan

D. Olaleye
College of Medicine
University College Hospita
Ibadan
Nigeria
Fax: +234 (02) 241 1768 (college) 241 3545 (UCH)

Senegal - Dakar

Ndongo Dia
Medical Virology Unit
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
BP 220 Dakar
Senegal
Fax: +221 338399224

South Africa - Cape Town

Diana Hardie
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Observatory
Cape Town
South Africa
Fax: +27 (21) 448 4110

South Africa - Sandringham

Nicole Wolter
Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis
(Virology)
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
1 Modderfontein Road, Sandringham, South Africa
Tel: 011 386 6390 | Fax: 011 386 6455
Website: http://nicd.ac.za
 

Togo - Lomé

HALATOKO Wemboo Afiwa 
Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire-Virologie
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'HYGIENE "INH" 
QAD 26 RUE NANGBETO
 01 LOME 01,  BP1396
Lomé
Togo
Fax: +228-22 21 06 33


Uganda - Entebbe

Julius Lutwama
Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)
Nakiwogo Road
P.O. Box 49
Entebbe
Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania - Dar es Salaam

Fausta Mosha
National Influenza Laboratory
National Health Laboratory Quality Assurance and Training Centre
2448 Luthuli Road - NIMR HQ Building
Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
Fax: +255 222126392

Zambia - Lusaka

Mwaka Monze
Virology Laboratory
University Teaching Hospital
Great East Road Campus
Lusaka
Zambia
Fax: +260 211 253952

 

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Region of the Americas of WHO

Argentina - Buenos Aires

Andrea Pontoriero
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas
ANLIS C.G.Malbran
Av. Veley Sarsfield 563
1281 Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fax: 54-11-4301-1035

Argentina - Cordoba

Jorge Camara
Instituto de Virologia
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Unc.
Enfermera Gordillo Gomez
s/n Ciudad Universitaria
5016 Cordoba
Argentina
Fax: +54 (351) 460 7432

Argentina - Mar del Plata

Andrea Lerman 
Instituto Nacional de Epidemiologia
Ituzaingo 3520
7600 Mar del Plata
Argentina
Fax: +54 (22) 3474 4123

Barbados – Bridgetown

Songee Beckles
Best do Santos Public Health Laboratory
Emore Complex, Martindales Road
St. Michael BB14004
Bridgetown
Barbados 

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Leide Roxana Loayza Mafayale 
Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales (CENETROP)
Av. 26 de Febrero, esquina Av. Centenario (2do anillo)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia
Fax: + 591 3 3542007

Brazil - Ananindeua

Mirleide Cordeiro dos Santos
National Influenza Center
Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC)
Rodovia Br-316 KM 07 S/N
Bairro Levilândia
CEP 67030-000
Ananindeua, Pará
Brazil
Fax: +55 (91) 2142005

Brazil - Sao Paulo

Katia Corrêa de Oliveira Santos
Centro de Virologia - Núcleo de Doenças Respiratórias
Laboratório de Vírus Respiratórios Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL)
Avenida Dr Arnaldo, 355
Pacaembu
CEP 01246-000
Cerqueira César, SP
Brazil
Fax: +55 (11) 3085 3505

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro

Marilda Mendonça Siqueira
Laboratório de Vírus Respiratório e Sarampo
LVRS/IOC/FIOCRUZ
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Avenida Brazil, 4365
Marguinhos
CEP: 21040-360
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brazil
Fax: +55 (21) 2573 9591

Canada - Winnipeg

Yan Li
National Microbiology Laboratory
Health Canada Canadian Science Center for Human and Animal Health
1015 Arlington Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3E 3R2
Fax: + 1 204 789 2082

Chile - Santiago

Rodrigo Fasce
Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile
Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios y Exantematicos
Subdepartamento Virologia Clinica
Avenida Marathon 1000, Nunoa
Santiago
Chile
Fax: 56-2-3507583

Colombia - Bogota

Paula Estefania Rodriguez Romero 
Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)
Avenida calle 26 No. 51-20 - Zona 6 CAN.
Código Postal: 111321
Bogota, D.C
Colombia

Costa Rica - Cartago

Hebleen Brenes Porras 
Laboratorio Nacional de Influenza
100 metros al oeste del Centro Comercial Tres Ríos, La Unión
Cartago, Costa Rica
Fax:(506) 2790304

Cuba - Havana

Elias Guilarte García 
Departamento de Virología
Laboratorio de Influenza
Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí"
Avenida Novia de Mediodia Km. 6
La Lisa
Ciudad de la Habana
Cuba
Fax: +53 (7) 204 6051

Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo

Ivonne Imbert 
Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Publica
Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia de Influenza y otros Virus Respiratorios
Calle Santo Thomas de Aquino no.1
Esq. Santiago
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Fax: +1 (829) 681-2479

Ecuador - Guayaquil

Alfredo Bruno Caicedo
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública
Avenida de las Americas interseccion Juan Tanca Marengo
Guayaquil
Ecuador

El Salvador - San Salvador

Licda. Laura Lissette Arévalo Ávila
Laboratorio de Vigilancia en Salud
Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública (LNSP)
Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)
Alameda Frarnklin Delano Rosevelth
San Salvador,
El Salvador

France - French Guiana - Cayenne

Dominique Rousset
Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
23 Avenue Pasteur
B.P. 6010
Cayenne 97306
French Guiana
Fax: +594 (0)5 94 29 58 09

Guatemala - Barcenas

Selene Rosario del Carmen González Velásquez 
Centro Nacional de Influenza
Laboratorio Nacional de Salud
Ministerio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social
km.22 carretera al Pacifico
Barcenas Villa Nueva
Guatemala
Fax: 502-66440599 ext. 213-214-244

Haiti - Port-au-Prince

Jacques Boncy
Laboratoire de Santé Publique
Biologie Moléculaire, LNSP
No 52 Rute de Delmas 33, Commune de Delmas
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Fax: +509 3701-8117

Honduras - Tegucigalpa

Dulce María Durón
Laboratorio Nacional de Vigilancia de la Salud - Sección de Virología
Secretaría de Salud
Colonia la Campaña. Contiguo a edificio Programa Ampliado de inmunizaciones
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Fax: +504 2239 7580

Jamaica - Kingston

Michelle Brown
Virology Laboratory
Department of Microbiology
University of the West Indies
Mona Campus
Kingston 7
Jamaica
Fax: +1 (876) 977 1265

Mexico - Mexico City

Irma Lopez Martinez
Instituto de diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiologicos (INDRE)
Secretaría de Salud (SSA)
Departamento de Virología
Francisco de P Miranda 177
Col. Lomas de Plateros
Del. Álvaro Obregón
C.P. 01480
Ciudad de México
México
Fax: +52 (55) 6383 0030

Nicaragua - Managua

Angel Balmaceda Echeverria
Laboratorio de Virología
Dirección de Microbiología
Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia (CNDR)
Ministerio de Salud, Complejo Concepcion Palacios
Managua
Nicaragua
Fax: 505-66440599, ext. 213-244

Panama - Panama City

Brechla Moreno A. 
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
Ave. Justo Arosemena
Calles 35
Panama
Fax: +507 527 4889

Paraguay - Asunción

Cynthia Vazquez a.i.
Departamento de Virologia
Laboratorio Central de Salud Publica
Avenida Venezuela y Teniente Escurra
Asunción
Paraguay
Fax: +595 (21) 292653

Peru - Lima

Blga. Johanna Nery Balbuena Torres
Laboratorio de Referencia Nacional Virus Respiratorios
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Av. Defensores del Morro No 2268
Chorrillos
Lima 9
Peru

Suriname - Paramaribo

Phyllis Pinas 
Central Laboratory of the Bureau of Public Health
Rodekruislaan BR11AC
Paramaribo
Suriname
Fax: +597-497481

Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain

Gabriel M. Gonzalez-Escobar
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
16-18 Jamaica Blvd
Federation Park
Trinidad and Tobago
Fax: 1-868-622-2792

United States of America - Atlanta

Rebecca Kondor, a.i.  
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Mailstop G-16
Atlanta 30333
Georgia
United States of America
Fax: 404-639-0800

Uruguay - Montevideo

Hector Chiparelli
Departamento de Laboratorio de Salud Publica
8 de Octubre 2720
Montevideo
Uruguay
Fax: +598 (2) 480 7014

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - Caracas

Esperanza Briceño a.i.
Instituto Nacional de Higiene
Ciudad Universitaria UCV. Los Chaguaramos
Caracas 1051
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Fax: +58 (212) 662 4797 

 

 

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Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO

Afghanistan - Kabul

Naseer Stanikzai a.i.
Central Public Health Laboratory
Cinama Pamir
Kabul
Afghanistan

Bahrain - Manama

Amjad Zaed
Public Health Laboratory
Building: 738 - Road: 1124 - Block 311
Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Fax: +973-17279228

Egypt - Cairo

Amel Mohamed Naguib
Virology Laboratory
Central Public Health Laboratory
Ministry of Health and Population
19 Sheikh Reehan Street
Abdeen
Cairo
Egypt
Fax: +(202) 227942034

Egypt - Cairo

Heba Abd El-Moniem Yassein
Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA)
51, Wezaret Elzeraa st.
Dokki
Giza
Egypt
Fax: +(202) 37483187

Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Tehran

Talat Mokhtari-Azad
Iranian National Influenza Center
School of Public Health
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
P. O. Box 6446-14155
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax: +98 (21) 88950595

Iraq - Baghdad

Iman M. Aufi
National Influenza Centre
Al ilwiya
Andalous Square
Alnidhal Street
Mahala 103, street no 10
Baghdad
Iraq

Jordan - Amman

Mahmoud Hamad Al Gazo
Laboratory Directorate
King Hussein Street 58
Amman
Jordan
Fax: +962 6 4642781

Kuwait - Shaab

Sarah Al-Qabandi
Public Health Laboratory
Virology Unit
Hawally, block 3
Tunis Street
Shaab
Kuwait
Fax: 00965 22611646

Lebanon - Beyrouth

Mona Albeaini
National Influenza Centre
Research Laboratory
Rafic Hariri University Hospital
Beirut
Lebanon

Morocco - Rabat

Zakia Regragui
Laboratoire de virologie
Institut National d'Hygiène
Ministère de la Santé
27 Avenue Ibn Batouta
B.P. 769 Agdol
11400 Rabat
Morocco
Fax: +212 (37) 772 067

Oman - Muscat

Amina Al Jardani
Central Public Health Laboratory
Al Mujamaa Street
Muscat
Oman
Fax: +968-24793899

Pakistan - Islamabad

Muhammad Salman
National Institute of Health
Chak Shehzad
Park Road
Islamabad
Pakistan
Fax: +92 (51) 925 5099

Qatar - Doha

Ajayeb Al-Nabet
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Hamad Medical Corporation
P.O. Box 3050 Doha
Qatar
Fax: +974-44312751

Saudi Arabia - Riyadh

Ahmad Albarrag
Public Health Laboratory
Public Health Authority
King Abdulaziz Street
70 Alarid District
13354 Riyadh

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sudan - Khartoum

Lubna Ahmed Badi Elhassan
National Public Health Laboratory
Federal Ministry of Health
Alqasr street
Khartoum
Sudan
Fax: +249 83780265

Syrian Arab Republic - Damascus

JAMEEL MHD KAMEL ALKHABAZ
Public Health Laboratories
Al Ghassani. Aleppo Street
Damascus
Syrian Arab Republic
Fax: +963 114442153

Tunisia - Tunis

Salma Abid
Laboratoire de Microbiologie
Unité de Virologie
EPS Charles Nicolle
Bvd 9 avril
1006 Tunis
Tunisia
Fax: +216 (71) 57 81 86

United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi

Rawya Salem Al Dhaheri
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) Reference Laboratory
Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (Khaifa Hospital)
Al Karamah Street, Al Tabbiyah, Abu Dhabi City, Abu Dhabi
Landmark: Near Sheikh Khalifa Medical Pavalion
P.O.Box: 51900, Abu Dhabi
Fax: 009712-819-0612 

 

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European Region of WHO

Albania - Tirana

Silvia Bino
Institute of Public Health
Rr. Aleksander Moisiu No. 80
Tirana
Albania
Fax: +355 (437) 0058

Armenia - Yerevan

Shushan Sargsyan
National Virology Reference Laboratory
David Malyan Str., 37
Yerevan
Armenia

Austria - Vienna

Franz X. Heinz
Therese Popow-Kraupp
Department of Virology
Medical University of Vienna
Kinderspitalgasse 15
A-1095 Vienna
Austria
Fax.: 0043 1 40160 965599

Belarus - Minsk

Natalia Gribkova
Republican Research & Practical Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology
Laboratory of Influenza and ILI
23 Filimonova St.
220114 Minsk
Belarus
Fax: +375 (172) 376295

Belgium - Brussels

François Dufrasne
Scientific Institute of Public Health
Juliette Wytsman street 14
Brussels
Belgium
Fax: +32 (2) 642.56.92
Website: http://www.iph.fgov.be/flu

Bulgaria - Sofia

Neli Korsun
National Laboratory "Influenza and ARD"
Department of Virology
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
44A Stoletov Blvd
1233 Sofia
Bulgaria
Fax: +35929318132

Croatia - Zagreb

Irena Tabain
Croatian Institute of Public Health
Rockefellerova 12
Zagreb
Croatia
Fax: +385 (1) 468 3017

Cyprus - Nicosia

Despo Pieridou
Influenza Laboratory
Microbiology Department,
Nicosia General Hospital
215, Paleos Dromos Lefkosia-Lemesos str.
2029 Strovolos
Nicosia
Cyprus

Czechia - Prague

Helena Jiřincová
National Institute of Public Health
Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology
48 Srobarova
10042 Prague 10
Czechia
Fax: +420 (2) 7173 0695

Denmark - Copenhagen

Thea Kølsen Fischer
Statens Serum Institut
Virus Surveillance and Research Section
Artillerivej 5
2300 Copenhagen
Denmark
Fax: +45 32 68 31 48

Estonia - Tallinn*

Johanna Kristina Tamm
Laboratory for Communicable Diseases
Health Board
Paldiski mnt 81
Tallinn 10614
Estonia
Fax: +372 6943 651

Finland - Helsinki

Niina Ikonen
National Institute for Health and Welfare
Virology Unit
Mannerheimintie 166
PO Box 30
00271 Helsinki
Finland
Fax: +358 29 524 8355

France - Lyon*

Bruno Lina
Groupement Hospitalier Nord
Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Institut des Agents Infectieux
Laboratoire de Virologie
lnstitut des Agents Infectieux
103, Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse
69317 LYON CEDEX 04
France

France - Paris

Sylvie Van der Werf
Institut Pasteur
25 rue du Docteur Roux
75724 Paris Cedex 15
France
Fax: 33 1 40 61 32 41

Georgia - Tbilisi

Ann Machablishvili
National Influenza Center
Centre for Disease Control and Public Health
0177 Tbilisi
Georgia
Fax: +995 32 2 311485

Germany - Berlin

Ralf Dürrwald a.i.
Robert Koch-Institute
Nordufer 20
13302 Berlin
Germany
Fax: +49 (30) 45 47 26 05

Greece - Athens

Andreas Mentis
Institut Pasteur Hellénique
National Influenza Center, Southern Greece
Virology Department
127 Avenue Vassilissis Sofias
11521 Athens
Greece
Fax: +30 (210) 642 3498

Hungary - Budapest

Istvan Jankovics
B. Johan National Center for Epidemiology
Virology Department
Gyali ut 2-6
P.O.Box 64
Budapest
Hungary
Fax: +36 (1) 476 1368

Iceland - Reykjavik

Arthur Löve
Landspitali - University Hospital
Armuli 1A
P.O. Box 8733
Reykjavik
Iceland
Fax: +354 (543) 5949

Ireland - Dublin

Cillian De Gascun
National Virus Reference Laboratory
Belfield
Dublin 4
Ireland
Fax: +353 12697611

Israel - Tel Hashomer

Michal Mandelboim
Central Virology Laboratory
Public Health Services
Ministry of Health
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Tel Hashomer
Israel
Fax: +972 (3) 530 24 57

Italy - Rome

Simona Puzelli
Department of Infectious Diseases
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Viale Regina Elena, n. 299
Roma 00161
Italy
Fax: +39 (6) 4990 2082

Kazakhstan - Almaty

Aknur Mutaliyeva
National Reference Laboratory for Control of Viral infections
Research-Practical Center of Sanitary-Epidemiological Expertise and Monitoring
Auezova Str. 84
480006 Almaty
Kazakhstan
Fax: +7 72723756155

Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek

Gulbarchyn Saparova a.i.
National Virology Laboratory
Department of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance
Ministry of Health
Frunze str 535
Bishkek 720033
Kyrgyzstan
Fax: +996 312 660538

Latvia - Riga

Gatis Pakarna
National Microbiology Reference Laboratory
Riga East University Hospital
Latvian Centre of Infectious Diseases
3 Linezera Street
Riga, LV-1006
Latvia
Fax: +371 67014568

Lithuania - Vilnius

Vilnele Lipnickiene
National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory
Geliu str. 9
Vilnius
Lithuania

Luxembourg - Luxembourg*

Ute Aurbach
Laboratoire National de Santé 
1, Rue Louis Rech
L-3555 Dudelange
Luxembourg
Fax: +352.28.100.522

Malta - Msida

Christopher Barbara
Virology Laboratory of Mater Dei Hospital
Tal-Qroqq, Msida
MSD 2090
Malta
Fax: 356 254 56469

Montenegro - Podgorica

Zeljka Zekovic
Public Health Institute of Montenegro
Centre for Medical Microbiology
Ljubljanska bb
81 000 Podgorica
Montenegro

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - Rotterdam

Marion Koopmans
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Virology
National Influenza Centre
Erasmus Medical Centre
’s-Gravendijkwal 230
3015 CE Rotterdam
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Fax: 0031 010 704 4760

North Macedonia - Skopje

Golubinka Bosevska
Laboratory for Virology and Molecular Diagnostics (LVMD)
Institute of Public Health
50 Divizija No 6
1000 Skopje R. N. Macedonia
Fax: + 389 2 3 223 354

Norway - Oslo

Olav Hungnes
Department of Virology
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
P. O. Box 4404 Nydalen
Lovisenberggata 8
N-0403 Oslo
Norway
Fax: +47 2107 6447

Poland - Warsaw

Ewelina Hallmann
Laboratory of Influenza and Respiratory Infections
Department of Virology 
National Institute of Public Health
ul. Chocimska 24
00-791 Warsaw
Poland
Fax: (48-22) 542-13-13

Portugal - Lisboa

Raquel Guiomar
National Influenza Reference Laboratory
Infectious Diseases Department
National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge
Av. Padre Cruz
1649-016 Lisboa
Portugal
Fax: +351 (21) 752 6400

Republic of Moldova - Chisinau*

Alina Druc 
Epidemiological surveillance of influenza and ARI Department 
National Agency for Public Health 
67A Gheorghe Asachi street, MD-2028 
Chisinau
Republic of Moldova 
Fax: +37 322 729725

Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Kholnazar Bakhodur Makhmadnazar
National Reference Laboratory
Somoni Str, 59
Dushanbe
Tajikistan

Türkiye - Ankara

Merve Yıldız and Hatice Albayrak
National Influenza Centre
Virology Reference and Research Laboratory
Ministry of Health 
Public Health Institution of Turkiye (PHIT)
Refik Saydam Campus,
Saglık mah. Adnan Saygun str. No:55 F Block 
06100 Sihhiye
Ankara Türkiye
Fax: +90 (312) 4582388

Romania - Bucharest

Mihaela Lazar
Cantacuzino Institute
Spl. Independentie nr. 103
C: P. 1-525, 050096
Bucharest
Romania
Fax: 40-21-3069307

Russian Federation - Moscow

Elena Ivanovna Burtseva
D.I. Ivanovsky Research Institute of Virology
FSBI “N.F. Gamaleya FRCEM”
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Gamaleya str. 18
Moscow
Russian Federation
Fax: +7 499 193 61 83
Website: http://www.gamaleya.org

Russian Federation - St Petersburg

Andrey V. Vasin
Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza
Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Prof. Popov str. 15/17
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
Fax: +7(812) 234 59 73, (812) 346 1270
Website: http://www.influenza.spb.ru

Serbia - Belgrade

Jelena Protic
Institute of Immunology, Vaccine and Sera "Torlak"
Vojvode Stepe-458
Belgrade 11221
Serbia
Fax: +381 (11) 469 654

Slovakia - Bratislava

Edita Staroňová
Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic
Trnavská cesta 52
826 45 Bratislava
Slovakia
Fax: +421 (2) 4437 2807

Slovenia - Ljubljana*

Katarina Prosenc
Laboratory for Public Health Virology
National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food
Grablovičeva 44 
Ljubljana 1000
Slovenia
Fax: +386 1 4342 612

Spain - Barcelona

Tomàs Pumarola
Universidad de Barcelona
Facultad de Medicina
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Farmacología y Microbiología
c/Casanovas 143
08036 Barcelona
Spain
Fax: +34 (93) 227 5522

Spain - Madrid

Inmaculada Casas
Francisco Pozo
Influenza and Respiratory Unit
Centro Nacional de Microbiología, ISCIII
Carretera Majadahonda-Pozuelo km 2
Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid
Spain
Fax: +34 (915) 09 7966

Spain - Valladolid

José María Eiros Bouza
Universidad de Valladolid
Facultad de Medicina
Dpto. Microbiología, 6ª planta
Avda Ramón y Cajal, 7
47005 Valladolid
Spain
Fax: +34 (983) 423 022

Sweden - Solna

Neus Latorre-Margalef
Department of Microbiology
Public Health Agency Sweden
171 82 Solna
Sweden

Switzerland - Geneva

Béryl Mazel-Sanchez
University of Geneva Hospitals
Laboratory of Virology
Division of Infectious Diseases
rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4
1211 Geneva 14
Switzerland
Website: http://www.influenza.ch

Turkmenistan - Ashgabat

Ashyrmyrat Gylyjov 
Virological Reference Laboratory of Center of Public Health and Nutrition of State SES of MoH MIT
Georgly Street 84,
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 744013
Fax: + 99312 36 90 03

Ukraine - Kyiv

Oksana Artemchuk
Iryna Demchyshyna
Department of Influenza and ARVI and the Virology Reference Laboratory,
State Institution "Public Health Center Ministry of Health of Ukraine"
41, Yaroslavska Str.
Kyiv, 04071
Ukraine

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Belfast

Tanya Curran
Regional Virus Laboratory
Kelvin Building
Royal Victoria Hospital
Grosvenor Road
Belfast BT12 6BA
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Fax: +44 (0) 2890 634 803

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Glasgow

Rory Gunson
West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre
New Lister Building
8-16 Alexandra Parade
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow G31 2ER
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - London

Maria Zambon
Respiratory Virus Unit
Virus Reference Department
UK Health Security Agency
61, Colindale Avenue
London
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Fax: +44 (0) 208 200 1569

 

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South-East Asia Region of WHO

Bangladesh - Dhaka

Meerjady Sabrina Flora
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research
(IEDCR)
Mohakhali Dhaka-1212
Bangladesh
Fax.: +880-2-8821237

Bhutan - Thimphu

Sonam Wangchuk
National Influenza Laboratory
Royal Centre for Disease Control
Department of Public Health
Ministry of Health
Serbithang, Thimphu
Bhutan

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Pyongyang

Kim Chol Su
Central Hygienic Anti-epidemic Station
Office of the WHO Representative
14 Hudong, Munsudong
Pyongyang
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

India - Kasauli

Usha Soren Singh
National Influenza Center
Central Research Institute
Kasauli (H.P.)
India
Fax: +91 (1792) 72016

India - Mumbai

Ranjana Deshmukh
Department of Virology
Acharya Donde Marg
Parel, Mumbai
India
Fax: +91 (22) 416 1787

India - Pune

Naveen Kumar
ICMR-National Institute of Virology
Department of Health Research
20-A Dr Ambedkar Road
P.O. Box 11
411001Pune
India
Fax: +91 (20) 26122669

Maldives - Malé
Shimal Thasneem
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital - Influenza Laboratory
Kan’baa Aisaarani Hingun
Malé, 20402
Maldives

Myanmar - Yangon

Htay Htay Tin
National Health Laboratory
35, Mawkundaik Road
Dagon Township
11191 Yangon
Myanmar
Fax: +95-1-371925

Nepal - Kathmandu

Runa Jha
National Public Health Laboratory
Pachali, Teku Kathmandu 44600
Nepal
Fax: + 977-1-4252375

Sri Lanka - Colombo

Jude Jayamaha
National Influenza Centre
Department of Virology
Medical Research Institute
PO Box 527
Borella
Colombo 8
Sri Lanka
Fax: +94 (1) 69 14 95

Thailand - Nothaburi

Malinee Chittaganpitch a.i.
National Influenza Centre
Department of Medical Sciences
National Institute of Health
88/7 Tiwanon Road, Muang
Nonthaburi 11000
Thailand
Fax : +66(2) 9510000 ext. 98406 

Timor-Leste - Dili

Endang Soares da Silva
Influenza Laboratory
National Public Health Laboratory
Rau Bidau Toko Baru
Dili
Timor-Leste

 

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Western Pacific Region of WHO

Australia - Nedlands

David Speers
Division of Microbiology
PathWest Laboratory Medicine
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
Hospital Ave
Nedlands
WA 6009
Australia
Fax: +61 (8) 9346 3960

Australia - Melbourne

Chuan Lim
Virus Identification Laboratory
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)
792 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
Fax: +61 (3) 9 342 2666

Australia - Westmead

Jen Kok
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services
Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR)
Westmead Hospital
Westmead
New South Wales 2145
Australia
Tel: +61 (2) 8890 6156
Fax: +61 (2) 8890 4833

Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Philippe Dussart
Virology Unit
Institut Pasteur in Cambodia
5, Monivong boulevard
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Fax: + 855 23725606

China - Beijing

Dayan Wang
Chinese National Influenza Center
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
155 Changbai Road
Changping District
Beijing 102206
China
Fax: +86 (10) 5890 0851

China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Kowloon

Janice Lo Yee-chi
National Influenza Centre
Centre for Health Protection
382 Nam Cheong Street
Shek Kip Mei
Kowloon
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Fax: +852 2319 5989

Fiji - Suva

Eric Rafai
Center for Communicable Disease Control
Building 30, Tamavua Hospital Complex
Mataika House
Suva
Fiji
Fax: +679 (322) 3276

France - New Caledonia - Noumea

Dominique Baudon a.i.
Department of Virology
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie
9-11 avenue Paul Doumer
BP 61
98845 Noumea
New Caledonia
France
Fax : 687279748

Indonesia - Jakarta

Darmawali Handoko
Naional Health Biology Laboratory
Directorate General for Public Health
Ministry of Health   
Jl. Percetakan Negara II No 23
Jakarta Pusat 10560 
Indonesia 
Fax:+62-21-424 53 86

Japan - Tokyo

Hideki Hasegawa
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Influenza Virus Research Center
Gakuen 4-7-1
Musashi-Murayama
Tokyo
Japan
Fax: +81 42 565 2498

Lao People's Democratic Republic - Vientiane

Phengta Vongphrachanh
National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology
Km 3, Thadeua Road
Vientiane
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Fax: 856 21 350209

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Jamal I-Ching Sam
Department of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur 50603
Malaysia
Fax: +60 (3) 7958 4844

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Ravindran Thayan
Virology Unit
Infectious Disease Research Centre
Institute of Medical Research
National Institutes of Health
Selangor
Malaysia
Fax: +6 03 26938094

Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar

Burmaa Alexander
National Center for Communicable Diseases
Ministry of Health
Nam Yan Ju Street 1
Bayanzurkh district, 13th horoolol
Ulaanbataar
Mongolia
Fax: +976 11 450267

New Zealand - Wellington

Sue Huang
National Influenza Centre
Institute of Environmental Science and Research
66 Ward Street
Wallaceville
Upper Hut 5018
Wellington
New Zealand
Fax: +64 (4) 529 0601
Website: http://www.esr.cri.nz/

New Zealand - Auckland

Margaret C. Croxson
Department of Virology & Immunology
Auckland City Hospital
Gate 4, Grafton Road
Auckland 1148
New Zealand

Papua New Guinea - Goroka

Amanda Lang a.i.
Institute of Medical Research
P.O. Box 60
Goroka
Papua New Guinea
Fax: +675 (15) 732 1998

Philippines - Muntinlupa City

Socorro P Lupisan
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
Department of Health
9002 Research Drive, Filinvest Corporate City
Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1781
Philippines
Fax: +632 842 2828

Republic of Korea - Osong

Eun-Jin Kim
Division of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Centers for Laboratory Control of Infectious Disease
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro
Osong-eup, Heungdeol-gu,
Cheongju-si, Chuncheongbuk-do
Republic of Korea, 28159
Fax: 82-43-719-8229

Singapore - Singapore

Nancy Tee
National Public Health Laboratory
Communicable Disease Division
BLK G, National Centre for Infections Disease (NCID)
Level 13
16 Jalan Tan Tock Seng
Singapore 308442
Fax: +65 6251 5829

Viet Nam - Hanoi

Hoang Vu Mai Phuong
Influenza Laboratory
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
1 Yersin Street
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Fax: +(84) 38210853

Viet Nam - Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen Thanh Long
Influenza laboratory
Pasteur Institute
167 Pasteur Street
District 3
Ho Chi Minh City
Viet Nam
Fax: +(84) 8 38231419 

 

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