OFFLU contributors
| Amy L. Vincent Veterinary Medical Officer Building 20, Room 2517 Virus and Prion Diseases Research Unit USDA-ARS, National Animal Disease Center 1920 Dayton Avenue Ames, IA 50010, USA Tel: +1-515-337-7557; Fax: +1-515-337-7428 amy.vincent@ars.usda.gov |  |
| Anja Globig Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Federal Research Institute for Animal Health Suedufer 10 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems Germany Phone: +49 38351 7-1242 Fax: +49 38351 7-1226 Anja.Globig@fli.bund.de |  |
| Ann Cullinane Head of the Virology Unit Irish Equine Centre Johnstown, Naas Co. Kildare IRELAND Tel: +353-45 86.62.66; Fax: +353-45 86. 62.73 acullinane@equine-centre.ie |  |
| Ariel Pereda Head of the Avian and Swine Laboratory Institute of Virology National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA) N. Reppetto y De los Reseros s/n Hurlingham (1686) Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Tel: +54-11-4621-1447 Fax: +54-11-46211743 apereda@cnia.inta.gov.ar | 
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| Beverly Schmitt National Veterinary Services Laboratories Diagnostic Virology Laboratory P.O. Box 844 Ames IA 50010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel.: (1-515) 663.75.51; Fax: (1-515) 663.73.48 beverly.j.schmitt@aphis.usda.gov |  |
| Celia Abolnik Research Chair: Poultry Health and Production Department of Production Animal Studies Faculty of Veterinary Science University of Pretoria, Private Bag X4 Onderstepoort 0110, SOUTH AFRICA Tel: +27-12-5298334 Fax: +27-12-5298306 celia.abolnik@up.ac.za |  |
| Chandapiwa Marobela-Raborokgwe Botswana National Veterinary Laboratory Sebele content farm Private Bag 0035 Gaborone BOTSWANA Phone: 00267 3928816 Fax: 00267 3928956 cmarobela-raborokgwe@gov.bw |  |
| Chris Morrissy Australian Animal Health Laboratory Private Bag 24, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia Phone: +61 3 5227 5425 Fax: +61 3 5227 5555 Chris.morrissy@csiro.au |  |
| Christian Mathieu Virology Unit Avian Section Departamento de Laboratorios Agriculture and Livestock Service Ministry of Agriculture CHILE christian.mathieu@sag.gob.cl |  |
| Cristóbal Zepeda MVZ, MSc., PhD Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health USDA-APHIS-VS-CEAH 2150 Centre Ave, Building B Fort Collins, CO 80526-8117 USA Tel: +1-970 494.72.00; Fax: +1-970 494.72.29 cristobal.zepeda@aphis.usda.gov |  |
| Chakradhar Tosh High Security Animal Disease Laboratory Indian Veterinary Research Institute Indian Council of Agricultural Research Anand Nagar, Bhopal – 462021 Madhya Pradesh, INDIA Tel: +91-755 275 46 74 (ext 312) Fax: +91-755 275 88 42 ctosh@hsadl.nic.in; chakradhar.tosh@gmail.com |  |
| David E. Swayne Laboratory Director Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory USDA/Agricultural Research Service 934 College Station Road Athens, Georgia 30605, USA Tel: +1-706-546-3433; FAX: +1-706-546-3161 David.Swayne@ars.usda.gov |  |
| David Suarez Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service 934 College Station Road Athens, Georgia 30605 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: +1-706-546-3479; Fax+1-706-546-3161 David.Suarez@ARS.USDA.GOV |  |
| Elizabeth Mumford World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 CH -1211 Geneva 27 SWITZERLAND Tel : +41 22 791 2174 (GPN 12174) mumforde@who.int |  |
| Filip Claes OFFLU Scientist Animal Health Service Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, ITALY Tel: + 39 06570 53525 Filip.Claes@fao.org |  |
| Frank Wong Diagnostic Scientist Diagnostics Surveillance and Response CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory 5 Portarlington Road, Geelong, VIC. 3219 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 3 5227 5056 Fax: +61 3 5227 5555 Frank.Wong@csiro.au |  |
| Gaëlle Simon Anses, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory Swine Virology Immunology Unit National Reference Laboratory for Swine Influenza Zoopôle Les Croix BP 53 22440 PLOUFRAGAN FRANCE Tel : +33 2 96 01 01 63 gaelle.simon@anses.fr |  |
| Gerrit Viljoen Member, OFFLU Steering Committee Head, Animal Production & Health section Joint FAO/IAEA Programme P.O. Box 100 Wagramer Strasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, AUSTRIA G.J.Viljoen@iaea.org |  |
| Gideon Bruckner Member, OFFLU Steering Committee Schoongezicht 30 Scholtz street 1 Somerset West 7130 SOUTH AFRICA gkbruckner@gmail.com |  |
| Giovanni Cattoli Department of Research & Innovation Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie Viale dell'Università 10 - 35020 Legnaro (Padova), ITALY Tel. +39 0498084384 Fax +39 0498084360 gcattoli@izsvenezie.it |  |
| Gounalan Pavade Scientific and Technical Department World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris 75017, FRANCE Tel: +33 1 44 15 1888; Fax: +33 1 42 67 09 87 g.pavade@oie.int |  |
| Guus Koch Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR Department of Virology Postbox 65 8200 AB Lelystad NETHERLANDS Tel: +31-320-238609 Fax: +31-320-238668 guus.koch@wur.nl |  |
| Gwenaelle Dauphin EMPRES Lab Unit Coordinator / OFFLU Focal Point Animal Health Service Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, ITALY Tel +39 06 570 56027; Fax +39 06 570 53023 Gwenaelle.Dauphin@fao.org |  |
| Hiroshi Kida Laboratory of Microbiology Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University Kita-18, Nish- 9, Kita-Ku Sapporo 060-0818, JAPAN Tel: +81-11 706 52 07 Fax: +81-11 706 52 73 kida@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp |  |
| Hualan Chen National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS 427 Maduan Street, Harbin 150001 CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP. OF) Tel: +86-451 85.93.50.79 Fax: +86-451 82.73.31.32 hlchen1@yahoo.com; hlchen@hvri.ac.cn |  |
| Ian Brown Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency New Haw, Addlestone Surrey KT15 3NB Weybridge UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44-1932 35 73 39 Fax: +44-1932 35 72 39 ian.brown@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk |  |
| Ilaria Capua Division of Comparative Biomedical Sciences Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie Viale dell'Università 10 35020, Legnaro Padova, Italy Tel: +39 049 8084371 Fax: +39 049 8084360 icapua@izsvenezie.it |  |
| Ivo Claassen Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR Houtribweg 39 8221 RA Lelystad The Netherlands Ivo.Claassen@wur.nl | |
| Janice Pedersen National Veterinary Services Laboratories P.O. Box 844, Ames, IA 50010 USA Tel: +1-515-337-7551; Fax: +1-515-337-73-48 Janice.c.pedersen@aphis.usda.gov |  |
| John Pasick Canadian Food Inspection Agency National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease 1015 Arlington Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3M4 CANADA Tel: +1-204 789 20 13; Fax: +1-204 789 20 38 john.pasick@inspection.gc.ca |  |
| Lars Erik Larsen Head of Virus research group (endemic viruses) National Veterinary Institute Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Bülowsvej 27 DK-1790 Copenhagen V Tel.+45 35886274 Mob.+45 40998434 lael@vet.dtu.dk |  |
| Keith Hamilton Chargé de Mission /OFFLU Focal point World Organisation for Animal Health 75017 Paris, FRANCE Tel: +33 1 44 15 1888; Fax: +33 1 42 67 09 87 k.hamilton@oie.int |  |
| Kristien Van Reeth Laboratory of Virology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University Salisburylaan 133 9820 Merelbeke BELGIUM Tel. +32 9 2647369; Fax +32 9 2647495 kristien.vanreeth@UGent.be |  |
| Malik Peiris Centre of Influenza Research School of Public Heath Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong 5th Floor William M.W.Mong Building 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR Tel: +852-2816-8414; Fax: +852-2872-5782 malik@hkucc.hku.hk |  |
| Marek Slomka Animal Health & Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge New Haw, Addlestone Surrey KT15 3NB UNITED KINGDOM Tel: Office: +44(0)1932 359425/Lab:+44(0)1932 357704; Fax: +44 (0)1932 357239 Marek.Slomka@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk |  |
| Marie Gramer Associate Clinical Professor University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1333 Gortner Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA 612-624-7423 ph 612-624-8707 fax grame003@umn.edu |  |
| Marisa Peyre CIRAD Unité de Recherche « AGIRs » Animal et Gestion Intégrée des Risques TA C-22/E Campus International de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 FRANCE Based at the National Insitute for Veterinary Research (NIVR), Hanoi, Vietnam marisa.peyre@cirad.fr |  |
| Mia Kim Torchetti Avian Viruses Section Head Diagnostic Virology Laboratory National Veterinary Services Laboratories Ames, Iowa, 50010 USA Tel: +1-515-337-7590 Fax: +1-515-337-7348 Mia.Kim.Torchetti@aphis.usda.gov |  |
| Mona Mehrez Aly National Laboratory for Quality Control on Poultry Production (NLQP) Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki , Giza, EGYPT Tel : +202-33380121 Fax : +202-33370957 monaaly5@yahoo.com |  |
| Mohamed Galal Aggour Nationl Laboratory for Quality Control on Poultry Production (NLQP) Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki , Giza, EGYPT Tel : +202-37489022 Fax : +202-33350030 Mobile: 01005228368 GalalPasha@yahoo.com AHRI@ARC.SCI.EG |  |
| Nguyen Tung Vice Director National Centre for Veterinary Diagnosis 78/11 Giai Phong Hanoi Vietnam nguyentungncvd@hotmail.com |  |
| Nichole Hines Microbiologist United States Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories Diagnostic Virology Laboratory 1920 Dayton Ave. Ames, IA 50010 USA Phone: (515)337-7551 Fax: (515)337-7348 Nichole.L.Hines@aphis.usda.gov |  |
| Nicola Lewis Centre for Pathogen Evolution Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge, CB2 3EJ UNITED KINGDOM nsl25@cam.ac.uk |  |
| Pastor Alfonso Zamora National Centre for Animal and Plant Health (CENSA) San Jose de las Lajas 32700 Mayabeque CUBA Tel : +53 47849134 pastor.alfonso@infomed.sld.cu |  |
| Patricia Avalos Moreno Department of Laboratories and Agricultural and Cattle Quarantine Stations Agricultural and Livestock Service 12, Pudahuel, Santiago CHILE patricia.avalos@sag.gob.cl |  |
| Paul W. Selleck Australian Animal Health Laboratory Division of Animal Health Institute of Animal Production & Processing 5 Portarlington Road Private Bag 24 Geelong, Victoria 3220, AUSTRALIA Tel: +61-3 52 27 50 00 Fax: +61-3 52 27 55 55 paul.selleck@csiro.au |  |
| Peter Daniels (OFFLU executive committee chairman) Assistant Director Australian Animal Health Laboratory PMB 24 Geelong 3220 Australia Tel: +61 3 5227 5014; Fax: + 61 3 5227 5555 peter.daniels@csiro.au |  |
| Ramlan Mohamed Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Veterinary Services, Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, MALAYSIA ramlan@dvs.gov.my |  |
| Richard Webby St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis TN 38105-2794 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Richard.Webby@STJUDE.ORG |  |
| Ron Fouchier Dept. Virology and National Influenza Center Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam Dr. Molenwaterplein 50 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands Phone : +31 10 4088066 Fax: +31 10 4089485 r.fouchier@erasmusmc.nl |  |
| Ruben Donis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Branch 1600 Clifton Road, G16 Atlanta Georgia 30333 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA rvd6@cdc.gov |  |
| Sabrina Swenson National Veterinary Services Laboratories P.O.Box. 844 1920 Dayton Avenue Ames IA 50010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: +1 515 337 7551; Fax: +1 515 337 7348 Sabrina.L.Swenson@aphis.usda.gov |  |
| Sasan Fereidouni Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Federal Research Institute for Animal Health Suedufer 10 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems GERMANY sasan.fereidouni@fli.bund.de |  |
| Stephanie Sonnberg OFFLU Scientist Animal Health Service Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, ITALY Stephanie.Sonnberg@fao.org |  |
| Steve Edwards Chairman, OFFLU Steering Committee c/o OFFLU secretariat 12 Rue de Prony Paris 75017 FRANCE chairman@offlu.net |  |
| Sujira Parchariyanon National Institute of Animal Health Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 THAILAND Tel: 662 5798908 to 14 ext 424 Fax: 662 5798919 sujirap@dld.go.th |  |
| Takehiko Saeto National Institute of Animal Health National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation Kannondai, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0856 JAPAN OIE reference laboratory for Swine inlfuenza National reference laboratory for Avian and Swine influenza taksaito@affrc.go.jp |  |
| Thierry van den Berg Operational Director Viral Diseases Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Brussels, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 2 379 06 30 Fax: + 32 2 379 04 01 Thierry.vandenberg@coda-cerva.be |  |
| Timm C. Harder Friedrich Loeffler Institute Institute of Diagnostic Virology Suedufer 10, D-17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems GERMANY Tel: +49-383 51.71.152 Fax: +49-383 51.71.174 timm.harder@fli.bund.de |  |
| Thomas M. Chambers Department of Veterinary Science Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center University of Kentucky 1400 Nicholasville Road Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0099 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: +1-859 218 11 26 Fax: +1-859 257 85 42 tmcham1@uky.edu |  |
| Tony Joannis National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria. Tel: +2348037024280; +2348061345226 tmjoannis@yahoo.com, tmjoannis@gmail.com |  |
| Veronique Jestin Avian and Rabbit Virology-Immunology-Parasitology research unit National reference laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease ANSES, Ploufragan Plouzané Laboratory BP 53, 22440 Ploufragan, France Veronique.JESTIN@anses.fr |  |
| Viktor N. Irza National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease FGI Federal Centre for Animal Health 600901 Jur'evets, Vladimir RUSSIA irza@arriah.ru |  |