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About the academyProf. Marco Venturi
Microbiology
University Hospital, Milan
Dr Anna Kowalska
Infection control
Regional Medical Centre, Warsaw
Prof. David Anderson
Epidemiology
School of Public Health, Baltimore
Dr Leila Haddadi
Public health
American University of Beirut
Prof. Hiroshi Tanaka
Hospital hygiene
Kyoto University Hospital
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