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Dr Klaus Stöhr
Coordinator; World Health Organization; WHO Global Influenza Programme
Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response
- Current position:
- - Coordinator, WHO Global Influenza Programme, Department for Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response
- Recent positions:
- - Coordinator, SARS Aetiology and Diagnosis, WHO, Feb 03 to July 03
- - Scientist, Animal and Food related Public Health Risks, Department of Communicable Diseases, WHO, 1998-2001
- - Scientist, Zoonotic Disease Unit, Division for Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases, WHO, 1995-1998
- - Scientist, Veterinary Public Health Unit, Division for Communicable Diseases, WHO, 1991-1995
- - Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Control in Animals, Germany 1989-1991
- - Scientist, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Control in Animals, Eastern Germany, 1987-1989
- - Research Fellow, Department for Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, University Leipzig, Eastern Germany, 1984-1987
- Duties and responsibilities:
- - Coordinate the work of the WHO Global Influenza Programme including the WHO Influenza Surveillance Network
- - Advise WHO and national health authorities on policies and strategies for the surveillance, prevention of seasonal influenza and on influenza pandemic preparedness
- Education and post-graduate training
- - PhD (Dissertation on Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Control) 1984-1987
- - Research Fellowship in Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Control, University of Leipzig, 1984-1987
- - Diploma and Approbation in Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, 1985
- - Thesis (Guidelines for investigations of infectious disease outbreaks), University Leipzig, 1983-1984
- - Physicum (Bachelor of Science), University Leipzig, Germany, 1980-1982
- - University Entrance Qualification (High School; Matriculation), Germany, Zerbst 1977
- - Corresponding Member of the European Society for Clinical Virology since November 2003
- - Award for Leadership in Health; Medical Science Center, University of Texas, 2005
- - Included in the Scientific American' list of 50 of research and policy leaders, 2005
- Publications:
- - > 60 scientific publications (since 1992)
- - > 130 invited presentations at international meetings (since 1992)