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Curriculum Vitae

Önder Ergönül, MD, MPH E-mail: oergonul@ku.edu.tr CURRENT TASKS 2011- Chair, Koç University, School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical

Microbiology Department, and Public Health Department, İstanbul. 2011- Chair, American Hospital, Infectious Diseases Department, Istanbul. 2013- Full member, Academy of Science, Turkey 2011- EC member, Turkish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology 2015- EC member, European Study Group on Antibiotic Policy (ESGAP) of European Society

of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). 2017- EC member, Education Subcommittee of European Society of Clinical Microbiology

and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). 2018- EC member, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

(ESCMID). EDUCATION 2002-2003 Master of Public Health , Harvard Univ, School of Public Health, Quantitative Methods 1991-1996 Residency, Ankara Univ, Med. School, Infectious Dis and Clinical Microbiology Dept 1982-1989 Medical Education, Hacettepe University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey WORK HISTORY 2013-2017 President, Turkish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology 2006-2010 Professor of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University,

School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey

2003-2006 Infectious Diseases Specialist/ Assoc. Professor, Ankara Numune Training and

Research Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology Clinic 2000-2002 Research Scholar, University of Utah, Infectious Diseases Department

Clinical Epidemiology Division AWARDS AND PROJECTS

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2017 Koç University Presidential Award for outstanding research 2015 Book of the year award by British Medical Association in Public Health: for

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies, Elsevier, 2014

2013-2014 Principal Investigator, Collaborative initiation of a Human Monoclonal Antibody Development Initiation Project for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Treatment. NIH, NIAID. Koc University and University of Massachusetts

2012-2017 Co-Principal Investigator, International Research Ethics Award, NIH, Fogarty

Harvard-Turkey-Eastern Europe-Central Asia (PAR-10-174), Harvard Medical School, Koç University School of Medicine.

2007 Turkish Medical Association, Nusret Fişek Public Health Scientific Excellence 2008-2011 Steering Committee member, International Network for Capacity Building for the

Control of Emerging Viral Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases (ARBOZOONET), European Commission, FP7

2007 Principal Investigator, “Transmission Dynamics of Acinetobacter baumannii

in Intensive Care Units”, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK) 2006 Principal Investigator, “Impact of Climatic Parameters on Malaria Prevalence” UNDP-GEF 2005 Co-investigator, “The Prevalence of Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella

among Health Care Workers”, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK) 2004 Principal Investigator, “The Role of QuantiFERON®-TB-Gold Test in Detection

Occupational Tuberculosis”, Bayındır Hospital, Research Award 2001 Co-investigator, “Computer based support tools in Decision Making for Antibiotics”

University of Utah, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, USA. 1996 Co-investigator, “Assessment of Widal Test in Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever”

Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK) 1979 Scholarship in High School, The Best student in Mathematics in Southeastern

Region of Turkey, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK) CONTINOUS EDUCATION “Introduction to Infectious Diseases Modelling” London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, 17-28 July 2006. “Cost Effectiveness Analysis Course”, University of Utah, School of Medicine & University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Haziran 2002, Salt Lake City. “Biostatistical Methods in Medical Research”, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Nisan 2002, Salt Lake City.

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MEMBERSHIPS European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK) Turkish Medical Association PUBLICATIONS Book Editor: 1. Ergonul O, Can F, Madoff L, Akova M. Emerging Infections: Clinical Case Studies, Elsevier, 2014.

Comment: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25995206 2. Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA. Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective.

Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands. Second Edition is in progress: 2016. 3. Pulcine C, Beovic B, Ergonul O, Can F. Antimicrobial Stewardship, Official book of ESCMID, Elsevier, 2017.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS IN “SCIENCE CITATION INDEX”:

1. Eckerle I, Briciu V, Ergonul O, Lupse M, Papa A, Radulescu A, Tsiodras S, Tsitou C, Nussenblatt V,

Reusken C, Sigfrid L, Beeching NJ. Emerging souvenirs - imported arbovirus infections in Europe: a case series. Clin Microbiol Infect 2017 (submitted).

2. Tekin S, Keske S, Alan S, Batirel A, Karakoc C, Tasdelen-Fisgin N, Simsek-Yavuz S, Bayrak B, Aydin

M, Kapmaz M, Yilmaz-Karadag F, Ergonul O. Predictors of Fatality in Influenza A Virus Subtypes Infection among inpatients in 2015-2016 season. J Clin Virol 2017 (submitted)

3. Ergönül Ö, Keske Ş, Çeldir MG, Kara İA, Pshenichnaya N, Abuova G, Blumberg L, Gönen M. The Effectiveness of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Infection among Health Care Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data. Emerg Infect Dis 2017 (submitted)

4. Menekşe Ş, Çağ Y, Işık ME, Şahin S, Hacıseyitoğlu D, Can F, Ergonul O. The impact of colistin

resistance on the fatality of bloodstream infection due to Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Hosp Infect 2017 (Submitted)

5. Saltoglu S, Ergonul O, Tulek N, Yemisen M, Kadanalı A, Karagoz G, Batirel A, Ak O, Sonmezer C,

Eraksoy H, Çagatay A, Surme S, Nemli SA, Demirdal T, Coskun O, Ozturk D, Ceran N, Pehlivanoglu F, Sengoz G, Aslan T, Akkoyunlu Y, Oncul O, Ay H, Mulazımoglu L, Erturk B, Yilmaz F, Yoruk G, Uzun N, Simsek F, Yildirmak T, Kart-Yaşar K, Sonmezoglu M, Yasar Küçükardali Y, Tuna N, Karabay O, Ozgunes N, Sargın F, and Turkish Clinic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society, Diabetic Foot Infections Study Group. Influence of multidrug resistant organism on the outcome of diabetic foot infection. Int J Infect Dis 2017 (under revision).

6. Ak Ç, Ergonul O, Sencan İ, Torunoglu MA, Gonen M. Predicting spatiotemporal spread of

infectious diseases using structured Gaussian process with application to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. BMC Infect Dis 2017 (submitted).

7. Can F, Menekse S, Ispir P, Atac N, Albayrak O, Demir T, Karaaslan DC, Karahan SN, Kapmaz M, Azap OK, Timurkaynak F, Simsek-Yavuz S, Basaran S, Yoruk F, Azap A, Koculu S, Benzonana N, Lack

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N, Gonen M, Ergonul O. The Impact of ST101 Clone in Fatality Among the Patients with Colistin Resistant Klebsiella pneumonia Infection. J Antimicrobial Chem 2017 (in press).

8. Keske S, Ergönül O, Tutucu F, Karaaslan DC, Palaoğlu E, Can F. The Impact of Rapid Diagnosis of

Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 (in press).

9. Aydin M, Ergönül Ö, Azap A, Bilgin H, Aydın G, Alp-Çavuş S, Demiroğlu YZ, Çalışkan HE, Memikoğlu O, Menekşe Ş, Kaya Ş, Aktuğ-Demir N, Karaoğlan İ, Başaran S, Hatipoğlu Ç, Erdinç Ş, Yılmaz E, Tümtürk A, Tezer Y, Demirkaya H, Eren-Çakar Ş, Keske Ş, Tekin S, Yardımcı C, Karakoç Ç, Ergen P, Kurt-Azap O, Mülazımoğlu L, Ural O, Can F, Akalın H. Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Health care related infections study group, Turkey. Rapid Emergence of Colistin Resistance and its Impact on Fatality among Health Care Related Infections. J Hosp Infect 2017 (in press).

10. Sigfrid L, Reusken C, Eckerle I, Nussenblatt V, Lipworth S, Messina J, Kraemer M, Ergonul O, Papa

A, Koopmans M, Horby P. Preparing clinicians for (re-)emerging arbovirus infectious diseases in

Europe.Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Jun 23. pii: S1198-743X(17)30336-1. doi:

10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.029.

11. Ergonul O, Keske Ş. Approach to Fever in the Returning Traveler. N Engl J Med, 2017

4;376(18):1797. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1703009.

12. Ergönül Ö, Şeref C, Eren Ş, Çelikbaş A, Baykam N, Dokuzoğuz B, Gönen M, Can F. Cytokine

response in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Infection. J Med Virol. 2017 May 26. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24864

13. Busani L, Platonov AE, Ergonul O, Rezza G. How to Tackle Natural Focal Infections: From Risk

Assessment to Vaccination Strategies. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017 Feb 18. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_199. [Epub ahead of print]

14. Ergonul O, Aydın M, Azap A, Basaran S, Tekin S, Kaya Ş, Gülsün S, Yörük G, Kurşun E, Yesilkaya A,

Şimşek F, Yılmaz E, Bilgin H, Hatipoğlu Ç, Cabadak H, Tezer Y, Togan T, Karaoğlan I, İnan A, Engin A, Alışkan HE, Şimşek Yavuz S, Erdinç Ş, Mulazimoglu L, Azap O, Can F, Akalın H, Timurkaynak F, Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Health care related infections study group, Turkey. Health-care associated Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections: Emergence of Resistance and Predictors of Fatality. J Hosp Infect 2016 2016 Dec;94(4):381-385

15. Can F, Kurt-Azap Ö, İspir P, Nurtop E, Seref C, Loçlar İ, Aktaş ON, Orhan YC, Ergonul O.The clinical

impact of ST131 H30-Rx subclone in urinary tract infections due to multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2016 Mar;4:49-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2015.10.006.

16. Ergonul O, Egeli D, Kahyaoglu B, Bahar M, Etienne M, Bleck T. An unexpected tetanus case.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Jun;16(6):746-52. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00075-X. Review. 17. Ergonul O, Yalcin CE, Erkent MA, Demirci M, Uysal SP, Ay NZ, Omeroglu A. Who can get the next

Nobel Prize in infectious diseases? Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;45:88-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.022.

18. Akin Belli A, Dervis E, Kar S, Ergonul O, Gargili A. Revisiting detachment techniques in human-

biting ticks. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Aug;75(2):393-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.01.032.

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19. Can F, Kurt-Azap O, Nurtop E, Ispir P, Seref C, Ergonul O. Molecular Epidemiology of Bloodstream

Associated E. coli ST131 H30-Rx Subclone Infection in a Region with High Quinolone Resistance. J Med Microbiol 2016 Jan 20. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000224.

20. Bilgili D, Ryu D, Ergönül Ö, Ebrahimi N. Bayesian framework for parametric bivariate accelerated

lifetime modeling and its application to hospital acquired infections. Biometrics. 2016; 72: 56-

63. doi: 10.1111/biom.12390.

21. Deniz S, Baykam N, Celikbas A, Yılmaz SM, Guzel T, Dokuzoguz B, Ergonul O.

Screening Household Members of Acute Brucellosis Cases in Endemic Areas and Risk

Factors for Brucellosis. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis., 2015; 15(8):468-72. doi:

10.1089/vbz.2014.1723 22. Tozun N, Ozdogan O, Cakaloglu Y, Idilman R, Karasu Z, Akarca U, Kaymakoglu S, Ergonul O.

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections and risk factors in Turkey: a fieldwork TURHEP study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Jul 8. pii: S1198-743X(15)00690-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.06.028

23. Saltoglu N, Yemisen M, Ergonul O, Kadanali A, Karagoz G, Batirel A, Ak O, Eraksoy H, Cagatay A,

Vatan A, Sengoz G, Pehlivanoglu F, Aslan T, Akkoyunlu Y, Engin D, Ceran N, Erturk B, Mulazimoglu L, Oncul O, Ay H, Sargin F, Ozgunes N, Simsek F, Yildirmak T, Tuna N, Karabay O, Yasar K, Uzun N, Kucukardali Y, Sonmezoglu M, Yilmaz F, Tozalgan U, Ozer S, Ozyazar M. Predictors for limb loss among patient with diabetic foot infections: an observational retrospective multicentric study in Turkey. KLIMIK Turkish Society, Diabetic Foot Study Group. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Jul;21(7):659-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.03.018

24. Can F, Azap OK, Seref C, Ispir P, Arslan H, Ergonul O. Emerging Escherichia coli

O25b/ST131 Clone Predicts Treatment Failure in Urinary Tract Infections. Clin Infect

Dis. 2015; 15;60(4):523-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu864.

25. Zıraman İ, Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Degirmenci T, Uyanik SA, Dokuzoguz B, KoparalS.

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Aid of Abdominal Ultrasonography in Prediction of

Severity. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2014; 14(11):817-20. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2014.1662 26. Ergonul O. Evidence supports ribavirin use in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Int J Infect Dis

2014; 29:296. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.016. 27. Celik D, Coşkunsu D, Kılıçoğlu O, Ergönül O, Irrgang JJ. Translation and Cross-cultural Adaptation

of the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form Into Turkish. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014; 44(11):899-909. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4865.

28. Bilge AH, Samanlioglu F, Ergonul O. On the uniqueness of epidemic models fitting a normalized

curve of removed individuals. J Math Biol. 2015 Oct;71(4):767-94. doi: 10.1007/s00285-014-0838-z.

29. Tukenmez Tigen E, Tandogdu Z, Ergonul O, Altinkanat G, Gunaydin B, Ozgen M, Sariguzel N,

Erturk Sengel B, Odabasi Z, Cek M, Tokuc R, Turkeri L, Mulazimoglu L, Korten V. Outcomes of Fecal Carriage of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase After Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Biopsy of the Prostate. Urology. 2014 Sep 17. pii: S0090-4295(14)00686-4. doi: 10.1016/j.

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30. Kutlu M, Ergonul O, Sayin-Kutlu S, Guven T, Ustun C, Alp-Cavus S, Ozturk SB, Acicbe O, Akalin S, Tekin R, Tekin-Koruk S, Demiroglu YZ, Keskiner R, Gönen I, Sapmaz-Karabag S, Bosnak V, Kazak E. Risk factors for occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey. Prev Vet Med. 2014 Jul 27. pii: S0167-5877(14)00245-1. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.07.010.

31. Tokmak H, Ergonul O. The evolving role of PET/CT in fever of unknown origin. Int J Infect Dis.

2014 Oct;27C:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.006. 32. Ince Y, Yasa C, Metin M, Sonmez M, Meram E, Benkli B, Ergonul O. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic

fever infections reported by ProMED. Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 16. pii: S1201-9712(14)01499-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.04.005.

33. Ergönül O, Alan S, Ak O, Sarg N F, Kantürk A, Gündüz A, Engin D, Oncül O, Balkan II, Ceylan B,

Benzonana N, Yazıcı S, Im Ek F, Uzun N, Nan A, Gulhan E, Ciblak M, Midilli K, Ozyurt M, Badur S, Gencer S, Nazlican O, Ozer S, Ozgüneş N, Yıldırrmak T, Aslan T, Göktaş P, Saltoğlu N, Fincancı M, Dokucu AI, Eraksoy H. Predictors of fatality in pandemic influenza a (H1N1) virus infection among adults. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 10;14(1):317.

34. Eren S, Kaptanoglu E, Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Baykam N, Eroglu M, Dokuzoguz B. Vertebral

Osteomyelitis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014 Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12653.

35. Celikbas A, Dokuzoğuz B, Baykam N, Gok S, Midilli K, Zeller H, Eroğlu MN, Ergonul O. Crimean-

Congo haemorrhagic fever infection among healthcare workers in Turkey. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3):477-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2003.131353.

36. Ergonul O, Battal I. Can Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Infection Transmit Sexually? Jpn J

Infect Dis. 2014;67(2):137-8. 37. Ozbey SB, Kader Ç, Erbay A, Ergönül O. Early use of ribavirin is beneficial in Crimean-Congo

Hemorrhagic Fever. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2014; 14 (4): 300-2. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1421 38. Tokmak H, Ergonul O, Demirkol O, Cetiner M, Ferhanoglu B. Diagnostic Contribution of F-18 FDG-

PET/CT in Fever of Unknown Origin. Int J Infect Dis 2014 Feb;19:53-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.10.009.

39. Ozbalak M, Ar MC, Tuzuner N, Salihoglu A, Eskazan AE, Ongoren Aydin S, Baslar Z, Soysal T, Aydin

Y, Barak Dolgun A, Ergonul O, Ferhanoglu B. Detailed analysis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients: a single-center, retrospective study. ISRN Hematol. 2013; 2013:908191. doi: 10.1155/2013/908191.

40. Dokuzoguz B, Celikbas AK, Gök SE, Baykam N, Eroglu MN, Ergönül O. Severity Scoring Index for

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus infection and the impact of Ribavirin and Corticosteroids on Fatality. Clin Infect Dis. 2013; 57(9):1270-4. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit527.

41. Karakoç ZC, Tüzüner BM, Ergonul O, Pierro A, Di Fonzo E, Koruk I, Sambri V. West Nile Virus

Infection in the Mesopotamia Region, Syria Border of Turkey. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 2013; 13(10):739-43. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1140.

42. Kayıran PG, Can F, Kayıran SM, Ergonul O, Gürakan B. Transmission of methicillin-sensitive

Staphylococcus aureus to a preterm infant through breast milk. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Mar;27(5):527-9. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2013.819332

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43. Kar S, Dervis E, Akın A, Ergonul O, Gargili A. Preferences of different tick species for human hosts

in Turkey. Exp Appl Acarol. 2013 Nov;61(3):349-55. doi: 10.1007/s10493-013-9698-2.

44. Midilli K, Erkılıc A, Kuşkucu M, Analay H, Erkılıc S, Benzonana N, Yıldırım M, Mulayim K, Acar H,

Ergonul O. Nosocomial outbreak of disseminated orf infection in a burn unit, Gaziantep, Turkey, October to December 2012.Euro Surveill. 2013;18(11). doi:pii: 20425

45. Guven T, Ugurlu K, Ergonul O, Celikbas AK, Gök SE, Comoglu S, Baykam N, Dokuzoguz B. Neurobrucellosis: Clinical and Diagnostic Features. Clin Infect Dis. 2013; 56(10):1407-12. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit072.

46. Uyar Y, Aktaş E, Yağcı Çağlayık D, Ergönül O, Yüce A. An imported dengue fever case in Turkey and review of the literature. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2013; 47(1):173-80. Turkish.

47. Gul S, Gul EU, Yesilyurt M, Ozturk B, Kuscu F, Ergonul O. Health-Related Quality of Life and the Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Survivors. Jpn J Infect Dis 2012; 65: 392-5.

48. Ergonul O. Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: New Outbreaks, New Discoveries. Curr Opin Virol.

2012 Apr;2(2):215-20. 49. Kutlu SS, Kutlu M, Ergonul O, Akalin S, Guven T, Demiroglu YZ, Acicbe O, Akova M, and

Occupational Infectious Diseases Study Group. Laboratory Acquired Brucellosis in Turkey. J Hosp Infect. 2012; 80(4):326-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.020

50. Agirbasli M, Agaoglu NB, Ergonul O, Yagmur I, Aydogar H, Oneri T, Ozturk O. Comparison of

anthropometric indices in predicting metabolic syndrome components in children. Metab Syndr

Relat Disord. 2011; 9(6):453-9. doi: 10.1089/met.2011.0018.

51. Ozgenç O, Genç VE, Ari AA, El Sibel, Saçar S, Ozunlu H, Akgul A, Demirturk N, Cetin CB, Sungur M,

Coşkuner SA, Avci M, Ergonul O; Antibiotic Resistance Study Group of Turkish Association of

Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Evaluation of the therapeutic use of antibiotics in

Aegean Region hospitals of Turkey: a multicentric study. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011; 29:124-9.

52. Altunsoy A, Aypak C, Azap A, Ergönül Ö, Balık I. The impact of a nationwide antibiotic restriction

program on antibiotic usage and resistance against nosocomial pathogens in Turkey. Int J Med

Sci. 2011; 8(4):339-44.

53. Ulu Kılıç A, Kılıç S, Sencan I, Ciçek Şentürk G, Gürbüz Y, Tütüncü EE, Celebi B, Kıcıman Ö, Ergönül

Ö. [A water-borne tularemia outbreak caused by Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica in

Central Anatolia region]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2011; 45(2):234-47.

54. Gargili A, Midilli K, Ergonul O, Ergin S, Alp HG, Vatansever Z, Iyisan S, Cerit C, Yilmaz G, Altas K,

Estrada-Peña A. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in European part of Turkey: genetic analysis

of the virus strains from ticks and a seroepidemiological study in humans. Vector Borne Zoonotic

Dis. 2011; 11(6):747-52.

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55. Kortekaas J, Ergönül O, Moormann RJ. Interventions against West Nile virus, Rift Valley fever virus, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus: where are we? Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010; 10(7):709-18.

56. Tezer H, Sucakli IA, Sayli TR, Celikel E, Yakut I, Kara A, Tunc B, Ergonul O. Crimean-Congo

hemorrhagic fever in children. J Clin Virol. 2010; 48(3): 184-6. 57. Maltezou HC, Andonova L, Andraghetti R, Bouloy M, Ergonul O, Jongejan F, Kalvatchev N, Nichol

S, Niedrig M, Platonov A, Thomson G, Leitmeyer K, Zeller H. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Europe: current situation calls for preparedness. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(10):19504.

58. Estrada-Peña A, Vatansever Z, Gargili A, Ergönul O. The trend towards habitat fragmentation is the key factor driving the spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Epidemiol Infect. 2010; 138(8):1194-203. doi: 10.1017/S0950268809991026.

59. Ergonul O. Biases and misinterpretation in the assessment of the efficacy of oral ribavirin in the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. J Infect 2009; 59: 284-286.

60. Tezer H, Sayli TR, Metin A, Köker Y, Devrim I, Ergönül O. Lymphocyte subgroups in children with CCHF: a marker for prognosis. J Infect 2009 Oct;59(4):291-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.07.011.

61. Baykam N, Ergonul O, Ulu A, Eren S, Celikbas A, Eroglu M, Dokuzoguz B. Characteristics of cutaneous anthrax in Turkey. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2009; 3: 599-603.

62. Ergonul O, Celikbas A, Yildirim U, Zenciroglu A, Erdogan D, Ziraman I, Saracoglu F, Demirel N, Cakmak O, Dokuzoguz B. Pregnancy and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 49(10): 1621-2.

63. Midilli K, Gargili A, Ergonul O, Elevli M, Ergin S, Turan N, Sengöz G, Ozturk R, Bakar M. The first clinical case due to AP92 like strain of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus and a field survey. BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9:90. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-90.

64. Ahmed J, Bouloy M, Ergonul O, Fooks A, Paweska J, Chevalier V, Drosten C, Moormann R, Tordo

N, Vatansever Z, Calistri P, Estrada-Pena A, Mirazimi A, Unger H, Yin H, Seitzer U. International network for capacity building for the control of emerging viral vector-borne zoonotic diseases: ARBO-ZOONET. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(12). pii: 19160.

65. Tasdelen Fisgin N, Ergonul O, Doganci L, Tulek N. The role of ribavirin in the therapy of Crimean-

Congo hemorrhagic fever: early use is promising. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009; 28(8):929-33

66. Willke A, Meric M, Grunow R, Sayan M, Finke EJ, Splettstößer W, Seibold E, Erdogan S, Ergonul O, Yumuk Z, Gedikoglu S. An outbreak of oropharyngeal tularaemia linked to natural spring water. J Med Microbiol. 2009; 58(Pt 1):112-116.

67. Randolph S, Ergonul O. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Exceptional Epidemic of Viral

Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey. Future Virol 2008; 3: 303-306. 68. Baykam N, Esener H, Ergonul O, Kosker PZ, Cirkin T, Celikbas A, Eren S, Dokuzoguz B. Methicillin-

resistant Staphylococcus aureus on hospital admission in Turkey. Am J Infect Control 2009; 37(3):247-9.

69. Ergonul O. Treatment of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Antivir Res 2008; 78 (1): 125-131.

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70. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Baykam N, Eren S, Esener H, Eroglu M, Dokuzoguz B. Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of HIV/AIDS Patients in Turkey, Where the Prevalence Is the Lowest in the Region. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic Ill) 2008; 7(1):42-5

71. Estrada-Peña A, Zatansever Z, Gargili A, Aktas M, Uzun R, Ergonul O, Jongejan F. Modeling the

Spatial Distribution of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks in Turkey. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2007 Winter;7(4):667-78.

72. Midilli K, Gargili A, Ergonul O, Sengoz G, Ozturk R, Bakar M, Jongejan F.Imported Crimean-Congo

hemorrhagic fever cases in Istanbul. BMC Infect Dis. 2007; 7(1):54 73. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Aksaray S, Tuygun N, Esener H, Tanir G, Eren S, Baykam N, Guvener E,

Dokuzoguz B. Measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella seroprevalence among health care workers in Turkey: Is prevaccination screening cost-effective? Am J Infect Control 2006; 34(9): 583-587.

74. Ergonul O, Zeller H, Kilic S, Kutlu S, Kutlu M, Cavusoglu S, Esen B, Dokuzoguz B.Zoonotic

infections among veterinarians in Turkey: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and beyond. Int J Infect Dis 2006;10(6): 465-469.

75. Ergonul O. Crimean- Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Lancet Infect Dis 2006; 6: 203-214. 76. Ergonul O, Tuncbilek S, Baykam N, Celikbas A, Dokuzoguz B. Evaluation of serum levels of IL-6, IL-

10, and TNF-alpha in patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. J Infect Dis 2006; 193 (7): 941-4.

77. Ergonul O, Zeller H, Celikbas A, Dokuzoguz B. The Lack of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

virus antibodies among Health Care Workers in an endemic region. Int J Infect Dis 2007; 11: 48-51.

78. Ergonul O, Celikbas A, Baykam N, Eren S, Dokuzoguz B. Analysis of risk factors among the

patients with Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus infection: Severity criteria revisited. Clin Microbiol Infect 2006; 12 (6): 551-4.

79. Eren S, Bayam G, Ergonul O, Celikbas A, Pazvantoglu B, N. Baykam, B. Dokuzoguz, N. Dilbaz.

Cognitive and emotional changes in neurobrucellosis. J Infect 2006; 53(3):184-9 80. Erbay A, Ergönül O, Stoddard GJ, Samore MH. Reccurent Catheter Related Blood Stream

Infections: Risk Factors and Outcome. Int J Infect Dis 2006; 10(5):396-400 81. Samore MH, Lipsitch M, Alder S, Haddadin B, Stoddard G, Williamson J, Sebastian K, Carroll K,

Ergonul O, Carmeli Y, and Sande MA. Oral Penicillins and Cephalosporins Promote Dissemination of Resistant Pneumococci in Human Populations by Different Mechanisms. Am J Epidemiol 2006; 163(2):160-70.

82. Celikbas AK, Ergonul O, Baykam N, Eren S, Guven T, Dokuzoguz B. Malaria in Turkey and 14 years

of clinical experience. Mikrobiyol Bul 2006; 40(3):237-43. 83. Arslan H, Azap OK, Ergonul O, Timurkaynak F. Risk factors for ciprofloxacin resistance among

Escherichia coli strains isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infections in Turkey. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005; 56(5): 914-8.

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84. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Dokuzoguz B, Eren S, Baykam N, Polat-Duzgun A. Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever infection simulating acute appendicitis. J Infect 2005; 50(4):363-5.

85. Azap A, Ergonul O, Memikoglu KO, Yesilkaya A, Altunsoy A, Bozkurt G, Tekeli E. Occupational

Exposure to Body Fluids among Health Care Workers in Ankara, Turkey. Am J Infect Control 2005; 33(1):48-52.

86. Solak S, Willke A, Ergonul O, Tekeli E. In Vitro Activity of Meropenem in Combination with

Ciprofloxacin Against Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Int J Antimicrobiol Agents 2005 Feb;25(2):181-182.

87. Ergonul O, Willke A, Azap A, Tekeli E. Revised definition of “Fever of Unknown Origin”:

Limitations and Opportunities. J Infect 2005; 50 (1): 1-5. 88. Dokuzoguz B, Ergonul O, Baykam N, Kılıc S, Esener H, Celikbas A, Eren S, Esen B. Characteristics of

B.melitensis versus B.abortus Bacteremias. J Infect 2005; 50 (1): 41-45. 89. Solak S, Ergönül Ö. [Clinical predictors of group A beta hemolytic streptococci isolation in upper

respiratory tract infections]. Mikrobiyol Bul 2005; 39: 333-337. 90. Çelikbaş AK, Ulu A, Eren Ş, Ergönül Ö, Dokuzoğuz B. [Two leptospirosis cases and review of the

national literature]. Mikrobiyol Bul 2005; 39: 357-361. 91. Celikbaş AK, Ulu A, Ergönül O, Eren S, Baykam N, Dokuzoguz B. [Case report: cutaneous

tuberculosis and tuberculous osteomyelitis]. Mikrobiyol Bul 2005; 39: 95-9. 92. Ergönül Ö, Çelikbaş AK, Altın N, Eren Ş, Baykam N, Dokuzoğuz B. Case report: Kikuchi-Fujimoto

Disease. Mikrobiyol Bul 2004; 38: 455-459. 93. Keskiner R, Ergonul O, Demiroglu Z, Eren S, Baykam N, Dokuzoguz B. The Risk Of Tuberculosis

Infection Among Health Care Workers in A Tertiary Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Infect Control Hosp Epid 2004; 25 (12): 1067-1072.

94. Ergonul O, Celikbas A, Dokuzoguz B, Eren S, Baykam N, Esener H. The characteristics of Crimean-

Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in a recent outbreak in Turkey and the impact of oral ribavirin therapy. Clin Infec Dis 2004; 39 (2): 284-288.

95. Ergonul O, Celikbas A, Tezeren D, Guvener E, Dokuzoguz B. Analysis of risk factors for laboratory-

acquired brucella infections. J Hosp Infect 2004; 56(3):223-7. 96. Ergonul O, Imre A, Celikbaş A, Dokuzoguz B. Drug resistance of Shigella Strains: The changes

in 20 years in Turkey. Int J Antimicrobial Agents 2004; 23(5):527-8. 97. Baykam N, Esener H, Ergonul O, Eren S, Celikbas AK, Dokuzoguz B. In vitro antimicrobial

susceptibility of Brucella species. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004; 23(4): 405-407. 98. Ergonul O, Erbay E, Eren S, Dokuzoguz B. Analysis of the Case Fatality Rate of Tetanus Among

Adults in Turkey. Eur J Clin Microbiol and Infect Dis 2003; 22: 188-90. 99. Erbay A, Colpan A, Bodur H, Cevik MA, Samore MH, Ergonul O. Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in a

Hospital with an Antibiotic Restriction Policy. Int J Antimicrobial Agents 2003; 1: 308-312.

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100. Kutlu SS, Çelikbaş A, Ergönül Ö, Kutlu M, Aksaray S, Güvener E, Dokuzoğuz B. [The value of the immunoglobulin G avidity test for the serologic diagnosis of brucellosis]. Mikrobiyol Bul 2003; 37 (4).

101. Willke A, Ergonul O, Bayar B. Widal test in diagnosis of typhoid fever in Turkey. Clin Diagn Lab

Immunol 2002; 9 (4): 938-41. 102. Ergonul O, Sozen T, Tekeli E. The immunity to tetanus among adults in Turkey. Scand J Infect

Dis 2001;33(10):728-30. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS 1. Azap O, Ergonul O. Antifungal stewardship. In: Pulcini C, Ergonul O, Can F, Beovic B. Antimicrobial

stewardship, Elsevier, 2017.

2. Ergonul O, Murat Kutlu. Neurobrucellosis. In: Tropical Neurologic Diseases, 2014. 3. Ergonul O. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. In: Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case

Studies, Elsevier, 2014. 4. Ergonul O. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. In: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ed. Sunit Singh,

Springer, 2013. 5. Ergonul O. Viruses of Hemorrhagic Fever. In: Manual of Clinical Microbiology, ESCMID, 2012. 6. Ergonul O and Holbrook M. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. In Tropical Infectious Diseases:

Principles, Pathogens and Practice, 3rd ed. Editors: Richard L Guerrant, David H Walker, Peter F Weller, 2010.

7. Ergonul O ve Whitehouse CA. Introduction. In: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective. Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands.

8. Vatansever V, Uzun R, Estrada-Pena A, Ergonul. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey. In: Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA (eds). Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective. Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands.

9. Ergonul O. Clinical and Pathologic Features of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. In: Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA (eds). Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective. Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands.

10. Ergonul O. Current Therapy: Ribavirin Use and Hematological Support. In: Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA (eds).Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective. Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands.

11. Tarantola A, Ergonul O, Tattevin P. Estimates and Prevention of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Risks for Health Care Workers. In: Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA (eds).Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective. Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands.

12. Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA. Future Studies. In: Ergonul O and Whitehouse CA (eds).Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Global Perspective. Springer publications, 2007, the Netherlands.

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REPORTS 1. Coordinator of the report, CIRCE, WHO, Assessment of Health Impact of Climate Change in

Turkey, 2009, (in press) 2. Report of the WHO short term consultation, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in

Tajikistan, 2009 (in press) 3. Report of the ECDC Consultation on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, September 2008,

Stockholm. 4. Report of the WHO Consultation on Surveillance for Pandemic Influenza, 10-12 December 2007,

Geneva. Book Editor (in Turkish) 1. Health care related infections, Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,

Istanbul, a. 2012 b. 2014

2. Ticks and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Nobeltıp, Istanbul, 2011.

INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

Organizer

1. President, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Congress, by Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK), 24-29 March 2015, Antalya.

2. Scientific Program Committee member, International Meeting on Emerging Diseases, 31 October-3 November 2014, Vienna.

3. Human RNA Viruses, EMBO, ICGEB, Koç University, 6-8 October 2014, Istanbul.

4. Endemic and Emerging Infectious Diseases of Priority in the Middle East and North Africa Research Opportunities and Biosafety in a Changing Environment. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAID), United States Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, Bioengagement Program (DOS/BEP), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Porton Down/UK, and Koç University, Istanbul, June 18 - 21, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.

5. Summer Course on Research Methodology in Medical Sciences, Koç University, School of Medicine, Harvard University, and lstanbul Health Directorate. Supported by NIH.

a. July 19-23, 2010, lstanbul b. July 18-22, 2011, İstanbul c. July 9-13, 2012, Istanbul d. June 24-July 5, 2013, Istanbul e. June 16-27, 2014, Istanbul

6. Interventions against West Nile Fever, Rift Vally Fever and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic

Fever: Where are we? Arbozoonet, FP7 project, November 19-20 2009, Istanbul.

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7. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) symposium on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, 27-28 June 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

8. International Network for Capacity Building for the Control of Emerging Viral Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Rift Valley Fever and West Nile Fever (ARBOZOONET), FP7 Project, kick-off meeting, 26 June 2008, Istanbul

Chair 1. “Epidemiology of Methicilline Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections”, ASM Microbes, 20

June 2016, Boston, USA.

2. “Health care associated emerging infections”, International Meeting on Emerging Diseases, 31 October-3 November 2014, Vienna.

3. “Tick Borne Encephalitis”, Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Central and Eastern Europe, September 21-24 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria.

4. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Euroasian Perspective”, ESCMID symposium on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, 27-28 June 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

5. “Emerging Infections in Europe”, ECCMID, Barcelona, 19-22 April 2008, Barcelona, Spain. 6. “Clinical Management and Infection Control for CCHF patients”, World Health Organization

meeting on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Prevention and Control, 6-8 November 2006, Istanbul.

7. “Emerging viral infections”, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious

Diseases (ECCMID), April 2-5, 2005, Copenhagen. International Conferences 1. Moscow 2. Berlin 3. Infectious Diseases Issues of Refugees in Turkey, Medecins Sans Frontieres Training, 27-31 March

2017, Koç University, Istanbul.

4. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, 7-10 March 2017, Madrid

5. Infectious Diseases Issues of Refugess in Turkey, MENA Regional Conference, ESCMID, 4-5 March 2017, Beirut

6. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. International Meeting on Emerging Diseases (ISID), 4-7 November 2016, Vienna.

7. Antifungal Stewardship: A Practical and Integrated approach, 7-8 April 2016, ESCMID/ESGAP course, Ijmuiden aan Zee, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

8. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Workshop, World Health Organization, 4-6 April 2016, Robert Koch Institut, Berlin.

9. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. February 2016, Thessaloniki.

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10. Emerging infections in Mediterranean Basin and Eastern Europe, May 18-21 2015, Sicily, Italy.

11. Therapy of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, 1st International Conference on Crimean-Congo

Hemorrhagic Fever, February 13-14 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece.

12. Modelling Climate Change in Leishmaniasis and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. LEISHOP meeting, Institute Catalan, Climate Changes, December 1-2, 2014, Barcelona, Spain.

13. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Human RNA Viruses, EMBO, ICGEB, Koç University, Istanbul, 6-8 October 2014.

14. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Why do we need a model?, Ohio, Columbus, 8 April 20014.

15. Emerging Viral Vector Borne Zoonotic Disease. 21st Century Drug Design and Precision Medicine, October 31, 2012, Istanbul.

16. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Endemic and Emerging Infectious Diseases of Priority in the Middle East and North Africa Research Opportunities and Biosafety in a Changing Environment. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAID), United States Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, Bioengagement Program (DOS/BEP), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Porton Down/UK, and Koç University, Istanbul, June 18 - 21, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.

17. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, 22nd European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 31 March- 3 April 2012, London.

18. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, 21 March 2012, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

19. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Meet the expert, Bernard Noch

Institute, 14 October 2011, Hamburg.

20. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, International Meeting on Emerging Vector Borne Viral

Diseases, September 9, 2011, Italian Virologic Society, Padova

21. Emerging Infections in Turkey: Do we need biosafety laboratories? Workshop on Biosecurity,

American National Academy of Science, 11-13 Temmuz 2011, İstanbul.

22. “Infection control in emerging infections”, 9th 3M European Infection Prevention Expert

Conference, Dusseldorf, March 30 2011.

23. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, lnfezioni Virali Transmesse da vettore: un rischio emergente per la salute dell’uomo, 18 September 2010, University of Bologna, Bologna, ltaly.

24. “Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers”, ESCMlD Summer School, July 3-9 2010, Capadoccia, Turkey.

25. “Occupational Brucellosis”, Brucellosis: Epidemiological, Microbiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects”, Postgraduate Education Course, ESCMID-KLIMIK, Kuşadası, 6-7 May 2010.

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26. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, WHO meeting on Emerging Infections, Verona, April 2010.

27. “Interventions against Viral Hemorrhagic Fever”, Arbozoonet FP7, November 2009, İstanbul,

Turkey.

28. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, 12th Annual European Society of Clinical Virology Meeting (ESCV), 30 September 2009, Istanbul, Turkey.

29. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey”, Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in

Central and Eastern Europe, September 21-24 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria. 30. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Recent Outbreaks”, Interscience Conference on

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), 14 September 2009, San Fransisco, USA 31. “Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers”, 6th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International

Health (ECTMIH), September 6-10 2009, Verona, Italy

32. “Climate Change and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, European Congress of Internal Medicine, May 29 2009, Istanbul

33. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, Ticks and Other Arachnids Correlated with Health Risks,

Fondanzione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche E Zootechniche, 20 May 2009, Brescia, Italy

34. “Istanbul: a gate against incoming diseases from Central Asia”, 23 April 2009, St. George Day, ESCMID Conference, Malta.

35. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, International Meeting on Emerging Diseases (IMED),

International Society of Infectious Diseases (ISID), 14 February 2009, Vienna, Austria. 36. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, Symposium on Emerging Vector Borne Viral Diseases,

Central Veterinary Institute, Wageningen, 28 November 2008, Netherlands. 37. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey”, European Center for Disease Control and

Prevention (ECDC), 19 September 2008, Stockholm. 38. “Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers”, ESCMID symposium on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, 27-28 June 2008,

Istanbul, Turkey 39. Treatment of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, ESCMID symposium on Viral Hemorrhagic

Fevers, 27-28 June 2008, Istanbul, Turkey 40. “Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, “Arboviruses: An Increasing Threat For Temperate

Regions”, Istituto Superior Di Sanita, Rome, May 26-27, 2008

41. Newly Created Influenza Surveillance Systems since H5N1 appeared: Options for Pandemic Situation, WHO, Geneva, 10-12 Aralık 2007.

42. “Treatment of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, the workshop on “Treatment of Viral

Hemorrhagic Fever”, Biodefense Clinical Research Branch and the Integerated Research Facility, Division of Clinical Research, NIAID/NIH, February 25-27, 2007, Washington DC, USA.

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43. “Treatment of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, World Health Organization meeting on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Prevention and Control, 6-8 November 2006, Istanbul.

44. “Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever: An emerging disease in Turkey”,

University of Copenhagen, organised by the Danish Society for Tropical Medicine & International Health, Copenhagen, 5 April 2005.

45. “The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, and

impact of ribavirin therapy”, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, April 2-5, 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark.

46. “Historical development of health care system in Turkey”, Harvard School of Public Health,

World Health Forum, October 20 2002. 47. “Antimicrobial Decision Making in Hospitals: Assessment and Improvement”, July 01 2002,

University of Utah School of Medicine. Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

International review boards

1. Raquel Rodrigues, on “Modulation of target cells induced by Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus: the contribution in the pathogenesis of the disease”, Academic dissertation, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, Ecole Normal Superieure de Lyon, Philosophical degree, January 11, 2011, Lyon.

International presentations:

Oral presentations: 1. Dokuzoguz B, Celikbas A, Gok SE, Baykam N, Eroglu M, Ergonul O. Impact of ribavirin and

corticosteroids in Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection adjusted byseverity scoring index, ECCMID, 26-30 April 2013, Berlin.

2. A. Celikbas, O. Ergonul, N. Baykam, S. Eren, H. Esener, B. Dokuzoguz. Analysis of the mortality

among the patients with Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus infection, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2005, Copenhagen.

3. H. Aslan, O. Azap, O. Ergonul. Risk factors for ciprofloxacin resistance among E.coli strains

isolated from community acquired urinary tract infections, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2005, Copenhagen.

4. S. Eren, G. Bayam, A. Celikbas, O. Ergonul, B. Pazvantoglu, N. Baykam, B. Dokuzoguz, N. Dilbaz.

The impact of antibiotic therapy on cognitive and emotional changes among neurobrucellosis patients, 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

5. Ergonul O, Tettelbach W, Samore M, Rubin M, Evans RS. Preliminary evaluation of antiinfective

agent orders supported by computer assistance. The Society for Healthcare epidemiology of America (SHEA), 12th Annual Scientific meeting, 6-9 April 2002, Salt Lake City, USA.

6. Ergonul O, Gundlapalli A, Mozaffari E, Kofgren K, Lloyd J, Evans R, Stockdale W, Samore M.

Modeling therapeutic decision-making for antimicrobial therapy: an application to Gram positive

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infections using vancomycin. 12th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 21-24 April 2002, Milan, Italy.

Poster presentations: 1. Can F, Nurtop E, Atac N, Menekse S, Lack N, Azap O, Simsek F, Ergonul O. responsible for Colistin

Resistance in Klebsiella pneumonia. Microbe 2016, Boston, 2016.

2. Gucer L.S., Hızal S., Yılmaz O., Nuhoglu H., Can F., Ergonul O. Global spread of Colistin Resistance. Microbe 2016, Boston, 2016.

3. Nurtop E, Can F, Bayindir Bilman F, Kurt Azap O, Ergonul O. Molecular Mechanisms of Colistin Resistance in Clinical'Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. 55th ICAAC, San Diego, 2015

4. Ispir P, Can F, Menekse S, Lack N, Azap O, Timurkaynak F, Ergonul O. Clinical and Molecular Factors Effecting Colistin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumonia. 55th ICAAC, San Diego, 2015.

5. Dogan Kaya Sibel, Menekse Yilmaz S, Ergonul O, Evik G, Sahin S, Tuncer A, Kirali K, Ozdemir N, Alp Hizir M, Esen AM. Predictors of fatality in infective endocarditis. ECCMID 2015, Copenhagen.

6. Seref C, Dokuzoguz B, Can F, Celikel A, Baykam N, Ergonul O. The role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. RNA viruses, EICGEB-EMBO, Istanbul, 2014.

7. Ozel ST, Ergonul O, Korten V. Colistin Nephrotoxicity in Critically Ill Patients after Implementation of a New Dosing Strategy, IDSA, 8-12 October 2014, San Diego, USA.

8. Can F, Azap O.K, Dolapci I, Yesilkaya A , Arslan H, Ergonul O. Predictors of efflux pumps and topoisomerase mutations in E.coli ısolates ın communıty acquıred urınary tract ınfectıon. 53th ICAAC, Denver, 2013.

9. Can F, Azap O.K, Seref C, Ispir P, Nurtop E, Ergonul O: Virulence characteristics of E.coli ST131 H30-Rx subclone strains isolated from patients with bacteremia. 54th ICAAC, Washington DC, 2014.

10. Saltoğlu N, Yemişen M, Ergönül Ö, et al. Diabetic Foot Infections: Predictors of Limb Loss, 54th ICAAC, Washington DC, 2014.

11. Kuskucu M, Erkilic A, Mulayim MK, Analay H, Abdelkareem A, Ergonul O, Midilli K. Molecular analysis based on partial B2L gene of Orf virus strains from human cases in Gaziantep region, Turkey. European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2014, Barcelona.

12. Kafadar T, Donmez E, Ergonul O. Effectiveness of central line bundle on central line-associated bloodstream infections. European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 9-13, 2014, Barcelona.

13. Can F, Seref C, Ispir P, Loclar I, Kurt-Azap O, Ergonul O. Emergence of E. coli O25b-ST131 clone among uropathogenic multidrug-resistant isolates and associated clinical risk factors. European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 9-13, 2014, Barcelona.

14. Ergonul O, Donmez E, Seref C, Komur A, Ispir P, Egeli D, Kafadar T, Can F. The critical role of molecular surveillance in control of Acinetobacter baumannii infections. European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 9-13, 2014, Barcelona.

15. Saltoglu N, M. Yemisen, A. Cagatay, A. Kadanali, A. Batirel, T. Aslan, D. Ozturk, B. Erturk Sengel,

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O.Oncul, G. Sengoz, N. Ozgunes, N. Uzun, F. Simsek, Y. Kucukardali, U. Tozalgan, N. Tuna, A. Vatan, H.Eraksoy, G. Karagoz, S. Ozer, Y. Akkoyunlu, N. Ceran, L. Mulazimoglu, H. Ay, K. Kiliç, F. Yilmaz, T.Yildirmak, E. Zerdali, F. Sargin, F. Pehlivanoglu, O. Ak, O. Karabay, M. Ozyazar, M. Altintas, Ergonul O, KLIMIK Turkish Diabetic Foot Infection Study Group. Risk factors, causative agents and prognostic effect of antimicrobial therapy in patients with diabetic foot infections, ECCMID, 26-30 April, 2013, Berlin.

16. Ratliff C, Taymaz T, Kocaman İ, Ergönül Ö. The effect of climate on influenza like illness in Istanbul, Conference on Epidemics, November 2011, Boston

17. Tigen ET, Tandogan Z, Ergonul O, Altinkanat G, Gunaydin B, Ozgen M, Sariguzel N, Sengel BE,

Odabasi Z, Cek M, Tokuc R, Turkeri L, Mulazimoglu L, Korten V. Impact of Fecal Carriage of

Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase (esbl) Producing Enterobacteriaceae Before Transrectal

Ultrasound Guided Needle Biopsy of the Prostate (trnbp): A Prospective Multicentre Study .

ICAAC (Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy), 2011, September

16-20, Chicago, USA.

18. Kilic AU, Altin N, Ergonul O, Eren S, Dokuzoguz B. Role of Education in Compliance to Hand

Hygiene Practices Among Health Care Workers. ICAAC (Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial

Agents and Chemotherapy), 2011, September 16-20, Chicago, USA.

19. Golabi P, Ergonul O, Mulazimoglu L, Korten V. the Impact of inadequate Antibiotic Use On

Fatality Among the Patients with ESBL-Producing "Escherichia coli" and "Klebsiella pneumoniae"

Bloodstream infections. ICAAC (Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and

Chemotherapy), 2011, September 16-20, Chicago, USA.

20. Gargili A, Midilli K, Ergonul O, Ergin S, Turan N, Sengoz G. Emergence of a new crimean congo

haemorhagic fever virus strain and serosurvey in Istanbul, Turkey. Buenos Aires, September

2008.

21. Altunsoy A, Ergonul O, Azap A. Balik I. The Impact of a Nationwide Antibiotic Restriction Program

on Antibiotic Usage and Resistance against Nosocomial Pathogens in Turkey, ICAAC 2007,

Chicago. 22. Whitehouse, C.A., H. Hottel, Z. Vatansever, A. Deniz, O. Ergonul, J. Paragas, A. Garrison, J. Kondig,

and L. Wasieloski. 2006. First molecular detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks from Turkey . 55th Annual Meeting, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta , GA

23. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Yildirim U, Zenciroglu A, Erdogan D, Ziraman I, Yilmaz N, Saracoglu F, Demirel N, Cakmak O, Dokuzoguz B.Intrauterine infection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: the courses of two episodes. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2006, Nice, France.

24. Ergonul O, Zeller H, Menekse S, Celikbas A, Eren E, Baykam N, Dokuzoguz B. The attack and the

infection rate of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection in an endemic region. 15th

European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2006,

Nice, France.

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25. Ergonul O, Deniz S, Baykam N, Celikbas A, Dokuzoguz B. Analysis of the risk factors for brucellosis in an endemic region. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2006, Nice, France.

26. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Aksaray S, Tuygun N, Tanir G, Esener H, Eren S, Baykam N, Guvener E,

Dokuzoguz B. Is MMRV vaccination cost-effective in HCWs in Turkey? 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2006, Nice, France.

27. Ugurlu K, Ergonul O, Eren S, Celikbas A, Baykam N, Dokuzoguz B. Neurologic involvement among

brucellosis cases. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2006, Nice, France.

28. Tonnere C, Ergonul O, Rubin M, Lo J, Samore, M. Decision Making in Treatment of Invasive

Aspergillosis at an Academic Medical Center. ICAAC, 2005, Washington DC. 29. A. Celikbas, O. Ergonul, N. Baykam, S. Eren, H. Esener, B. Dokuzoguz. The epidemiologic and

clinical characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients in a tertiary hospital from Turkey, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2005, Copenhagen.

30. O. Ergonul, S. Akgunduz, I. Kocaman, Z. Vatansever, V. Korten. Changes in temperature and the

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak in Turkey, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2005, Copenhagen.

31. O. Ergonul, H. Zeller, S. Kilic, S. Kutlu, M. Kutlu, S. Cavusoglu, A. Gozalan, B. Esen, B. Dokuzoguz.

The analysis of occupational Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, brucella spp., and Coxiella burnetii infections among veterinarians in Turkey, 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 April 2005, Copenhagen.

32. Ergonul O, Zeller H, Celikbas A, Dokuzoguz B. The risk of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus

infection among Health Care Workers. 44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), October 30-November 2 2004, Washington DC.

33. Ergonul O, Keskiner R, Dokuzoguz B. The role of tuberculosis skin test conversion in detection of

tuberculosis, 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

34. Ergonul O, Celikbas A, Dokuzoguz B, Eren S, Baykam N, Esener H. The characteristics of Crimean

Congo haemorrhagic fever in a recent outbreak in Turkey and the impact of oral ribavirin therapy, 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

35. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Eren S, Baykam N, Guven T, Dokuzoguz B. Characteristics of 117 malaria

cases in Turkey, 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

36. Baykam N, Ergonul O, Eren S, Kocagul A, Hasman H, Dokuzoguz B. Charasteristics of cutaneous

anthrax in Turkey, 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

37. Celikbas A, Ergonul O, Dokuzoguz B, Eren S, Baykam N. Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever

infection simulating acute appendicitis, 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

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38. Azap A, Ergonul O, Memikoglu KO, Yesilkaya A, Altunsoy A, Bozkurt GY, Tekeli E. Occupational

sharp injuries and exposure to body fluids among health care workers. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1-4 May 2004, Prag.

39. Baykam N, Esener H, Ergonul O, Eren S, Celikbaş AK, Dokuzoğuz B. In vitro antimicrobial

susceptibilities of Brucella species. 5th European Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection. 17-20 Oct 2003 Rhodos-Greece.

40. Erbay A, Ergonul O, Samore MH. “Evaluation of catheter reinsertion as a risk factor for recurrent

catheter related blood stream infection.” 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 10-13 May 2003, Glasgow.

41. Tettelbach W, Ergonul O, Clemmer T, Samore M, Rubin M, Evans RS. Evaluation of antibiotic

orders supported by computer assistance. 42th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 26-29 2002, San Diego

42. Gundlapalli A, Ergonul O, Mozaffari E, Kofgren K, Lloyd J, Evans R, Stockdale W, Samore M.

Analysis of Therapeutic Antimicrobial Decision Making fro Gram Positive Infections. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), 2002, Chicago, USA

43. Samore M, Alder S, Ergonul O, Turlak A, Carroll K, Johnson L, Lipsitch M, Sande M. Trends in

serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal S.pneumococci isolates and correlation with resistance. 3rd International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, 5-8 May 2002, Anchorage, Alaska

44. Ergonul O, Erbay A, Eren S, Dokuzoguz B. The outcome of 43 adult tetanus cases in a tertiary

hospital in Turkey. 12th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 21-24 April 2002, Milan, Italy

45. Willke A, Ergonul O, Azap A, Tekeli E. Evaluation of 80 adult fever cases of unknown origin in

Turkey. 12th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 21-24 April 2002, Milan, Italy

46. Erbay A, Colpan A, Bodur H, Samore M, Ergonul O. The evaluation of rational antibiotic use in a

teaching hospital in Turkey. 12th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 21-24 April 2002, Milan, Italy

47. Ergonul O, Gundlapalli A, Lloyd J, Evans S, Pestotnik S, Burke J, Mozaffari E, Lofgren K, Samore

MH. Intravenous Catheter-Related Adverse Events Associated with Antibiotic Therapy Directed Toward Gram-positive Bacteria. 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) 2001, Chicago.

48. Ergonul O, Alder S, Turlak A, Carroll K, Johnson L, Morrıson-de boer L, Magıll M, Sande M,

Samore MH. Longitudinal Study of Pneumococcal Resistance in Rural Populations: Molecular Epidemiologic and Serologic Analysis of Trends. 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) 2001, Chicago.

49. Samore M, Alder S, Ergonul O, Turlak A, Carroll K, Johnson L, Magill M, Sande M. Oral

Cephalosporin use drives carriage of resistant pneumococci in families and individual children. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), 2001, San Francisco.

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50. Willke A, Ergonul O, Bayar B. The evaluation of Widal Test in Salmonella Infections in Turkey, 11th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2001, Istanbul.

51. Celikbas AK, Tasdelen N, Eren S, Erbay A, Baykam N, Ergonul O, Dokuzoguz B. Long time follow up

of patients with acute hepatitis B. FEMS Symposium, İstanbul, June 10-13 2000 52. Ergonul O, Sözen T, Tekeli E. The Antibody Levels Against Tetanus in Different Population Groups.

10th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 28-31 2000, Stockholm, Sweden

53. Willke A, Ergonul O. Fever of Unknown Origin. An analysis of 30 patients. 7th European Congress

of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), March 26-30 1995, Vienna, Austria 54. Balık İ, Ergönül O. Comparison of in vitro activity of azithromycin, erythromycin and

clarithromycin against different bacterial groups. 6th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 28-31 March 1993, Seville.

DUTIES IN JOURNALS

1. Associate Editor, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, ESCMID, official journal, impact factor 5.197. (2013-2015).

2. Statistics editor, KLIMIK journal (The Official Journal of Turkish Society of lnfectious Diseases and Clinial Microbiology )

3. Member of Editorial Board

1. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2011- 2. Postgraduate Medical Education Journal, Turkish Medical Association 3. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Turkish Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 4. Archives of Cardiology, Turkish Cardiology Associaton, 2009-2014.

Teaching activities in Courses 1. Director, “Research Methods in Health Sciences”, Koç University, Harvard University, and

Istanbul Health Directorate; 2 week course, 2010-2014.

2. Organizer and faculty “Advanced statistics courses”, Marmara University, Medical School; 2007-2009.

3. “How to write scientific paper”, Marmara University, Medical School, 2009

4. Hospital Infections, Training for trainer, 28 May-1 June 2007, Ankara a. “Health of Health Care Workers” b. “Management of Infection Control Programs in Hospitals”

5. “Occupational Infections”, In “Courses on Occupational Health”, Turkish Medical Association, Turkey; 1997-2000 and 2003-2009.

6. “Epidemiology and Infection Control”, “Hospital Administration Courses”, Bahçeşehir University, 7 March 2006, İstanbul

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7. “Epidemiology and Hospital Epidemiology”, “Course on Hospital Infections”, The Society for Hospital Infections, 5 April 2006, Ankara

Professional Activities 1. Member of Jury for Sedat Simavi Health Sciences Award.

2. Chair, III. Health care related infections symposium, Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and

Infectious Diseases, 7-9 March 2014, İstanbul.

3. Full member of Science Academy, Turkey, 2013 -

4. Chair, Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2013 – 5. Secretary General, National Conference, Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, by Turkish

Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, March 13-18 2013, Antalya.

6. Secretary General, II. Health care related infections symposium, Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 9-11 March 2012, İstanbul.

7. Secretary general, Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2011-2013.

8. Expert Consultation on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Dushanbe, World Health

Organization, Tajikistan, 2009 9. Expert Consultation on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, ECDC, 2009, Stockholm

10. European Union, FP7 (Framework 7) scientific reviewer, 2007, Brussels

11. Expert consultation on pandemic influenza, World Health Organization, 2007, Geneva. 12. Medical Director, Turkish Red Crescent, Sri Lanka Post-Tsunami aid, 29 january-19 February,

2005.

13. Secretary general, 1st congress on Health of Health Care Workers, 26-28 November 1999, Ankara, Turkey