Tamara V. Antonova – M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology of the First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Irina V. Babachenko – M.D., Dr.Sc., Associate Professor.

Head of the Department of Respiratory Infections of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Nikolay A. Belyakov - member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head doctor of Saint Petersburg Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Head of the Department of Socially Significant Infections of the First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Valery M. Volzhanin – Ph.D., Associate Professor.

Academic Secretary of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Evgeny E. Voronin – M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head doctor of Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Denis A. Gusev – M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Military Medical Academy named after S.М. Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Anatoly B. Zhebrun - corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Director of Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Pasteur, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Konstantin V. Zhdanov – M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Military Medical Academy named after S.М. Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Oleg I. Kiselev - member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Director of Scientific Research Institute of Influenza, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Nikolay N. Klimko - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of Clinical Mycology, Allergology and Immunology of Northwestern State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Alexey Y. Kovelenov - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head doctor of Leningrad Regional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Bogdan N. Kotiv - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Deputy Chief for Academic and Scientific Work of Military Medical Academy named after S.М. Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Victor V. Levandovsky – Ph.D.

Head of Editorial and Publishing Department of Military Medical Academy named after S.М. Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Dmitry A. Lioznov - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology of the First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Vitaly V. Nechaev - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Northwestern State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Pavel I. Ogarkov - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of General and Military Epidemiology of Military Medical Academy named after S.М. Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Alla V. Rudakova – Dr.Sc. (Pharmacology).

Senior Researcher of the Department of the Organization of Medical Aid, Medical Education and Professional Training of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Sergey V. Sidorenko - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Epidemiology of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Nataliya V. Skripchenko - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Vice Director for Scientific Work of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Alexander N. Uskov - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Vice Director for Scientific Work (development and coordination of national and international projects) of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Susanna M. Harit - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of Vaccinal Prevention of Infectious Diseases of Scientific Research Institute of Children’s Infections, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Vsevolod A. Tsinzerling - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Laboratory of Pathomorphology and Cytology of Northwestern State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Professor of the Department of Pathology of Medical Faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Vasily N. Tsygan - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Academic Secretary of Military Medical Academy named after S.М. Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Elena V. Esaulenko - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases in Adult Population and Epidemiology of Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Alexey A. Yakovlev - M.D., Dr.Sc., Professor.

Head doctor of City Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital №30 named after S.P. Botkin, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Dermatovenerology of Medical Faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.