Curriculum Vitae Updated in February, 2017

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 1 of 8 Curriculum Vitae Updated in February, 2017 Rantala Merja Hilma Johanna, PhD, DVM Specialist in Animal Infectious Diseases Contact information (work): Department of Equine and Small Animal Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Viikintie 49, 00790 HELSINKI, FINLAND GSM: 050 415 5482 merja.rantala@helsinki.fi Education and degrees PhD, Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland 23.4.2009. Title of PhD thesis: Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland with Special Reference to Macrolides and Telithromycin EPIET training (European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training), ECDC, EU: 2006 2008 Specialist Degree in Veterinary Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki 2.5.2006 Licentiate of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, 24.9.1998 Current position Clinical instructor (clinical microbiology) since 1.11.2009 Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine Central Laboratory Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki Research career phase: Principal Investigator Working experience (previous main posts) Associate hospital microbiologist, TYKSLAB, Turku; Intermuncipality Hospital District of Southwest Finland 4.5.2009 31.10.2009 Head of laboratory, Food Hygiene Laboratory of Porvoo City, Finland 4.11.2008 30.4.2009 EPIET trainee, ECDC, Stockholm and National Centre for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary 1.11.2006 31.10.2008 Researcher 1 year; research specialist 3 years; Department of bacteriology and inflammation. National Public Health Institute (currently National Institute of Health and Welfare), Turku, Finland 1.9.2002 30.10.2006 Associate Veterinarian (infectious diseases) Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, HU; 1.9.2001 31.8.2002 Veterinarian, Clinician, Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, HU; 1.10.1998-31.8.2001 Additional working experience Numerous consultations or lectures for private veterinary clinics, companies (such as Vetcare, Zoetis, Orion) and national authorities (such as Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finnish Food Safety Authority) about antimicrobial resistance, hospital hygiene, infectious disease epidemiology, clinical microbiology and antimicrobial agents. Linguistic skills Finnish (native speaker), English (excellent), Swedish (moderate), Hungarian (basic), Russian (basic) Page 1 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 2 of 8 Research interests Clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, efficacy of antimicrobial treatment, use of antimicrobials, infectious disease epidemiology, hospital hygiene, and infectious disease diagnostics. Supervised PhD thesis and Licentiate thesis projects Two supervised PhD and 13 licentiate thesis. One ongoing PhD thesis and three licentiate thesis are under supervision. Teaching experience From 1998 to date I have participate in teaching in my expertise area. Main topics at present post: antimicrobial agents (pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, antimicrobial use), antimicrobial resistance, clinical microbiology incl. specimen taking, clinical bacteriology, hospital hygiene. In addition my teaching experience includes teaching aforementioned topics to veterinary nurses in training and veterinary staff at veterinary clinics. Memberships in Expert Committees Current: Antimicrobial Working Party (AWP; previously SAGAM), international advisory committee for Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) of European Medicines Agency (EMA) and internal antimicrobial working group of Evira, Evira, Finland Past: Finres Vet - Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring Group, Food Safety Authority Evira, Finland; and Antimicrobial Working Group, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland Other activities I have reviewed manuscripts for the following journals: Veterinary Microbiology, BMC Veterinary Research, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and BMC Infectious Diseases I was a member of committee for social affairs set by Finnish Veterinary Association during 2001-2006, and acted as a chair of that committee in 2006. I am a member in American Society for Microbiology, European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Finnish Hospital Hygiene Society. Our laboratory is a part of the network of Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. My hobbies include reading, spending time at our summer cottage, travelling and scuba diving. List of publications Peer-reviewed international scientific publications 1. Grönthal T, Eklund M, Thomson K, Piiparinen H, Sironen T, Rantala M. Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius in small animals in Finland. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 Jan 8. pii: dkw559. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw559. 2. Pomba C, Rantala M, Greko C, Baptiste KE, Catry B, van Duijkeren E, Mateus A, Moreno MA, Pyörälä S, Ružauskas M, Sanders P, Teale C, Threlfall EJ, Kunsagi Z, Torren-Edo J, Jukes H, Törneke K. Public health risk of antimicrobial resistance transfer from companion animals. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Dec 20. pii: dkw481. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw481. 3. Catry B, Cavaleri M, Baptiste K, Grave K, Grein K, Holm A, Jukes H, Liebana E, Lopez Navas A, Mackay D, Magiorakos AP, Moreno Romo MA, Moulin G, Muñoz Madero C, Matias Ferreira Pomba MC, Powell M, Pyörälä S, Rantala M, Ružauskas M, Sanders P, Teale C, Threlfall EJ, Törneke K, van Duijkeren E, Page 2 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 3 of 8 Torren Edo J. Use of colistin-containing products within the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA): development of resistance in animals and possible impact on human and animal health. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 Sep;46(3):297-306. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.06.005. Epub 2015 Jun 29. Review. 4. Grönthal T, Ollilainen M, Eklund M, Piiparinen H, Gindonis V, Junnila J, Saijonmaa-Koulumies L, Liimatainen R, Rantala M. Epidemiology of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in guide dogs in Finland. Acta Vet Scand. 2015 Jul 17;57:37. doi: 10.1186/s13028-015-0129-8. 5. Rantala M, Attia S, Koukila-Kähkölä P, de Hoog S, Anttila M, Katila T. Cladophialophora bantiana as an Emerging Pathogen in Animals: Case Report of Equine Endometritis and Review of the Literature. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Sep;53(9):3047-53. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00728-15. Epub 2015 Jun 17. 6. Kilpinen S, Rantala M, Spillmann T, Björkroth J, Westermarck E. Oral tylosin administration is associated with an increase of faecal enterococci and lactic acid bacteria in dogs with tylosinresponsive diarrhoea. Vet J. 2015 Sep;205(3):369-74. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.04.031. Epub 2015 Apr 23. 7. Grönthal T, Moodley A, Nykäsenoja S, Junnila J, Guardabassi L, Thomson K, Rantala M. Large outbreak caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ST71 in a Finnish veterinary teaching hospital - from outbreak control to outbreak prevention. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 15;9(10):e110084. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110084. ecollection 2014. 8. van Duijkeren E, Greko C, Pringle M, Baptiste KE, Catry B, Jukes H, Moreno MA, Pomba MC, Pyörälä S, Rantala M, Ružauskas M, Sanders P, Teale C, Threlfall EJ, Torren-Edo J, Törneke K. Pleuromutilins: use in food-producing animals in the European Union, development of resistance and impact on human and animal health. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014, 69:2022-31 9. Pyörälä S, Baptiste KE, Catry B, van Duijkeren E, Greko C, Moreno MA, Pomba MC, Rantala M, Ružauskas M, Sanders P, Threlfall EJ, Torren-Edo J, Törneke K. Macrolides and lincosamides in cattle and pigs: Use and development of antimicrobial resistance. Review. Vet J. 2014, 200:230-239. 10. Viitanen SJ, Laurila HP, Lilja-Maula LI, Melamies MA, Rantala M, Rajamäki MM. Serum C-reactive protein as a diagnostic biomarker in dogs with bacterial respiratory diseases. Serum C-reactive protein as a diagnostic biomarker in dogs with bacterial respiratory diseases. J Vet Intern Med. 2014, 28:84-91. doi: 10.1111/jvim.12262. 11. Gindonis V, Taponen S, Myllyniemi A-L, Pyörälä S, Nykäsenoja S, Salmenlinna S, Lindholm L, Rantala M. Occurrence and characterization of methicillin resistant staphylococci from bovine mastitis milk samples in Finland. Acta Vet Scand. 2013 Aug 28;55(1):61. 12. Salmenlinna S, Lyytikäinen O, Vainio A, Myllyniemi A-L, Raulo S, Kanerva M, Rantala M, Thomson K, Seppänen J, and Vuopio J. Human cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398, Finland. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1626-9. 13. Siira L, Rantala M, Jalava J, Hakanen A, Huovinen P, Kaijalainen T, Lyytikäinen O, Virolainen A. Temporal trends of antimicrobial resistance and clonality of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland, 2002-2006. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 May;53(5):2066-73. 14. Thomson KH, Rantala MH, Viita-Aho TK, Vainio OM, Kaartinen LA. Condition-based use of antimicrobials in cats in Finland: results from two surveys. J Feline Med Surg. 2009, 11, 462-466 15. Vainio A, Lyytikäinen O, Sihvonen R, Kaijalainen T, Teirilä L, Rantala M, Lehtinen P, Ruuska P and Virolainen A. An outbreak of pneumonia associated with S. pneumoniae at a military training facility in Finland in 2006. APMIS 2009;117:488-91. Page 3 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 4 of 8 16. Thomson K, Rantala M, Hautala M, Pyörälä S, Kaartinen L. Cross-sectional prospective survey to study indication-based usage of antimicrobials in animals: results of use in cattle. BMC Vet Res. 2008 Apr 14;4:15. 17. Rantala M, van de Laar MJ. Surveillance and epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in Europe - a review. Euro Surveill. 2008 May 22;13(21). pii: 18880. 18. Rantala M, Nyberg S, Lindgren M, Huovinen P, Jalava J, Skyttä R, Teirilä L,Vainio A, Virolainen-Julkunen A, Kaijalainen T. Molecular epidemiology of telithromycin-resistant pneumococci in Finland. Antimicrob Agents Chemother.2007 May;51(5):1885-7. 19. Lyytikäinen O, Klemets P, Ruutu P, Kaijalainen T, Rantala M, Ollgren J, Nuorti JP.Defining the population-based burden of nosocomial pneumococcal bacteremia. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Aug 13-27;167(15):1635-40. 20. Rantala M, Haanperä-Heikkinen M, Lindgren M, Seppälä H, Huovinen P, Jalava J. Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates resistant to telithromycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 May;50(5):1855-8. 21. Rantala M, Huikko S, Huovinen P, Jalava J. Prevalence and molecular genetics of macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected in Finland in 2002. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Oct;49(10):4180-4. 22. Hölsö K, Rantala M, Lillas A, Eerikäinen S, Huovinen P, Kaartinen L. Prescribing antimicrobial agents for dogs and cats via university pharmacies in Finland--patterns and quality of information. Acta Vet Scand. 2005;46(1-2):87-93. 23. Rantala M, Lahti E, Kuhalampi J, Pesonen S, Järvinen AK, Saijonmaa-Koulumies, Honkanen-Buzalski T. Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus spp., Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. in dogs given antibiotics for chronic dermatological disorders, compared with non-treated control dogs. Acta Vet Scand. 2004;45(1-2):37-45. 24. Rantala M, Hölsö K, Lillas A, Huovinen P, Kaartinen L. Survey of condition-based prescribing of antimicrobial drugs for dogs at a veterinary teaching hospital. Vet Rec. 2004 Aug 28;155(9):259-62. 25. Rantala M, Kaartinen L, Välimäki E, Stryrman M, Hiekkaranta M, Niemi A, Saari L, Pyörälä S. Efficacy and pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin and flunixin meglumine for treatment of cows with experimentally induced Escherichia coli mastitis. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Aug;25(4):251-8. Peer-reviewed national scientific publications 1. Pyörälä S ja Rantala M. Makrolidien ja linkosamidien käyttö ja mikrobilääkeresistenssi naudoilla ja sioilla. Kirjallisuuskatsaus. Suomen eläinlääkärilehti 2016, 123, 295-301 2. Salmenlinna S, Vainio A, Kanerva M, Vuopio-Varkila J, Myllyniemi A-L, Raulo S, Rantala M, Thomson K, Seppänen J, Kinnunen P, Jokelainen P, Vapalahti O ja Lyytikäinen O. Metisilliiniresistentti Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) CC398 eläimillä ja ihmisillä (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in animals and humans). Suomen Sairaalahygienialehti (Finnish Journal of Hospital Hygiene), 2010,28, 9-13 3. Rantala M, Hakanen A, Jalava J, Huovinen P, Paakkari P, Lyytikäinen O, Klemets P, Ruutu P. Pneumokokkien makrolidiresistenssi lisääntyy nopeasti (Macrolide resistance in pneumococci is increasing rapidly). Suomen Lääkärilehti (Finnish Medical Journal), 2004, 21-22: 2265 2267. 4. Koivula I, Korppi M, Kärkkäinen U, Perola O, Lahti E, Ruuskanen O, Rantala M, Hakanen A, Jalava J, Huovinen P. Vakavat pneumokokki-infektiot ja epäonnistunut makrolidihoito (Severe pneumococcal infections and treatment failures with macrolides). Suomen Lääkärilehti (Finnish Medical Journal), 2004, 21-22:2262 2264. Page 4 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 5 of 8 5. Kallio V, Mäkelä O, Rantala M. Salmonelloosi hevosten sairaalainfektiona kirjallisuuskatsaus (Salmoellosis as hospital acquired infection in horses a review of literature). Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 2004, 110, 11-18. 6. Terhonen H-L, Rantala M, Laitinen O. Koirien ja kissojen leikkaushaavainfektiot ennaltaehkäisy ja hoito (Prevention and treatment of post-surgical infections in dogs and cats). Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 2003, 109, 584-591. 7. Rantala M. Mikrobilääkkeiden tarkoituksenmukainen käyttö säilyykö lääkkeiden teho? (Appropriate use of antimicrobials can the efficacy be maintained?) Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 2002, 108, 404-. 8. Rantala M. Fluorokinolonien käyttö koirilla (The use of fluoroquinolones in dogs). Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 2000, 106, 687-692. 9. Lankila J, Rantala M, Ali-Vehmas T. Tartuntatautien vastustus löytökissataloilla (The prevention of infectious diseases in catteries). Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 2002, 108, 558- Peer reviewed abstracts 1. Pekkarinen H, Syrjä P, Rantala M, Heikkilä H, Seppänen R, Airas N. Actinomycetales-bacteria in tumorlike skin lesions: The use of cytology as a diagnostic tool. 33rd Annual Meeting of The European Society of Veterinary Pathology & the 26th Annual Meeting of The European College of Veterinary Pathologists. Journal of Comparative Pathology 2. Eklund M, Thomson K, Jalava J, Niinistö K, Gronthal T, Piiparinen H, Rantala M. Epidemiological comparison of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) -producing Enterobacteriaceae from equine patients at the Finnish Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2011-2014. Accepted for a eposter viewing at the 25th ECCMID to be held in Copenhagen from 25-28 April 2015. Abstract number ECCMD-2346. 3. Lindholm L, Nykäsenoja S, Rantala M, Vuopio J, Jalava J. Whole genome sequencing and CGE servers in public health microbiology, analyses of mecc gene positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Finland 2003 2014. Accepted for a eposter oral presentation at the 25th ECCMID to be held in Copenhagen from 25-28 April 2015. Abstract number ECCMD-3148 4. Grönthal T, Piiparinen H, Nykäsenoja S, Rantala M; The suitability of a commercial contrast broth media for detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs. Poster 57B, 3rd ASM-ESCMID Conference on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in Animals: Veterinary and Public Health Implications, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-7 November, 2013. Abstract Book p. 78. 5. Nykäsenoja S, Lindholm L, Salmenlinna S., Rantala M., Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals in Finland, Poster 43A, 3rd ASM-ESCMID Conference on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in Animals: Veterinary and Public Health Implications, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-7 November, 2013. Abstract Book p. 68. 6. Jalava J, Vuorela N, Miettinen S, Pelkonen S., Rantala M. Prevalence of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and their resistance mechanisms in dogs in Finland. Poster 1107, 22 nd ECCMID, London, 31 March-3 April, 2012. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012, 18, Supplement s3, 266. 7. S. Kilpinen, M. Rantala, T. Spillmann, J. Björkroth, E. Westermarck. Tylosin Increases the Levels of Enterococcus spp. in the Feces of Dogs with Tylosin-Responsive Diarrhea. Abstract GA-O-13. 21 st ECVIM-CA congress, September 8-10, 2011, Seville, Spain. Page 5 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 6 of 8 8. Vuorela N, Miettinen S, Rantala M, Jalava J. Laajakirjoisia β-laktamaaseja (ESBL) tuottavien Enterobacteriaceae-heimon bakteerien esiintyminen suomalaisilla koirilla ja β-laktamaasigeenien tyypittäminen PCR-menetelmällä. Posteri 51, Suomen eläinlääkäripäivät luentokokoelma 2011. 9. Viitanen S, Rantala M, Rajamäki M.M. Clinical and microbiological findings in dogs with bacterial tracheobronchitis. Posteri 47, Suomen eläinlääkäripäivät, luentokokoelma 2011. 10. Rantala M, Czumbel I, Ferenci E: The epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis in Hungary, 1982-2007. Postersession 03, vectorborne diseases, Thursday, 20 November. Second European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), Berlin, November 19-21, 2008. 11. Rantala M, Thomson K, Myllyniemi A-L, Pitkälä A, Seppänen J, Kanerva M, Vuopio-Varkila J, Vainio A, Lyytikäinen O. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel at the Finnish veterinary teaching hospital, 2006 2007. 18th Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, April 19-22, 2008, P-1453 (available at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/eccmid18/pdfs/poster_presentation.pdf) 12. Nyberg S, Thomson K, Myllyniemi A-L, Pelkonen K, Jalava J, Rantala M. Characteristics of clinical extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing isolates from companion animals in Finland. 18th Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, April 19-22, 2008, P-633 (available at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/eccmid18/pdfs/poster_presentation.pdf) 13. Rantala M, Siira L, Jalava J, Hakanen A, Huovinen P, Kaijalainen T, Lyytikäinen O, Virolainen A. Penicillin and macrolide resistance in invasive pneumococcal isolates in Finland, in 2005 2006. Oral presentation. First European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), Stockholm, October 18-20, 2007. 14. Rantala M, Hakanen A, Huovinen P, Jalava J. Emergence of antimicrobial resistance among invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Finland, 2002-2006. 24th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Tampere, Finland, 6-9 September 2007. SSAC2007 Programme and Abstracts book. 15. Siira L, Rantala M, Hakanen A, Jalava J, Kaijalainen T, Lyytikainen O, Virolainen A. Penicillin-resistance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae increased among the elderly in Finland in 2005-2006. 24th Annual Meeting of The Scandinavian Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Tampere, Finland, 6-9 September 2007. SSAC2007 Programme and Abstracts book. 16. Rantala M, Huovinen P, Jalava J. Telithromycin resistance in pneumococci. Abstract. 16th Euroepan Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nice, France, April 1-4, 2004. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2006, 12, Supplement 4, P-1277 17. Rantala M, Jalava J, Huovinen P. Prevalence of multiresistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in Finland. 15th Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 2-5, 2005. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2005, 11, Supplement 2, P-1049 18. Rantala M, Huovinen P, Jalava J and the FiRe Group. Antimicrobial resistance in invasive vs. noninvasive Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in Finland 2002. Abstract. 4th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, Helsinki, Finland, May 9-13, 2004. Res-40, p. 134. 19. Rantala M, Huovinen P, Jalava J and the Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance: Macrolide resistance and its genetic mechanisms in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland 2002, with special reference to telithromycin resistance. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-4 May 2004. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 10 Supplement 3; P-1475, p.415. Page 6 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 7 of 8 20. Jalava J, Pihlajamäki M, Rantala M, Huovinen P: Telihromycin resistance among streptococci in Finland. Abstract. 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Glasgow, UK 10-13 May 2003. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 9 Supplement 1; 2003, P-1450, p.352. 21. Hölsö K, Rantala M, Lillas A, Eerikäinen S, Huovinen P, Kaartinen L. Antibiootteja meille antibiootteja myös kaikkien lemmikeille Taustatutkimus eläinten mikrobilääkemääräyksistä. Abstrakti. XXIII Tampereen lääkäripäivät, Tampere, 21-23.3.2002. Luennot XXIII, 16. 22. Lillas A, Rantala M, Hölsö K, Eerikäinen S, Huovinen P, Kaartinen L. Ihmislääkkeiden käyttö eläinlääkinnässä. Abstrakti. Lääkäripäivät, Helsinki, 6-10.1.2002. Luentolyhennelmät, Posterit, B 23. 23. Rantala M, Lyytikäinen O, Kallio V, Mäkelä O, Nuotio L, Siitonen A. An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT1 infections in a veterinary teaching hospital: transmission from horse to man. Abstract. Fifth International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, Edinburgh, Sept 15-18, 2002. Book of Abstracts, P17.19, p. 99. 24. Siponmaa L, Rantala M, Kivelä S-L, Skrzypczak T, Pelkola K, Tulamo R-M. Postoperative wound infection surveillance in the veterinary teaching hospital preliminary results. Abstract. International Conference on Antimicrobial Agents in Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland, Aug 4-8, 2002. Program and Abstracts, 125. 25. Rantala M, Ranta M, Levo S, Sankari S. Uricult and Sensicult dip slides for detecting urinary tract infection in dogs. Abstract. International Conference on Antimicrobial Agents in Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland, Aug 4-8, 2002. Program and Abstracts, 120. Other publications 1. Methicillin resistant staphylococci in small animals. Oral presentations and abstract in Estonian Veterinary Conference, 28.10.2016; Konverentsi Veterinaarmeditsiin 2016, abstraktid, s.17-18. 2. Rantala M. Yleisimmät patogeenit ja niiden herkkyydet hevosten näytteissä, sekä ESBL ja MRSAtilanne Suomessa. Suullinen esitys ja luentolyhennelmä, Hevossektio, Eläinlääkäripäivät 1.12.2016, Messukeskus, Helsinki. 3. Rantala M. Kummalliset kirjainlyhenteet vastaanotolla (ESBL, MRSP, MRSA). Suullinen esitys ja luentolyhennelmä, Eläintenhoitajaseminaari, Eläinlääkäripäivät 2.12.2016, Messukeskus, Helsinki 4. Rantala M. Mikrobilääkkeiden käyttö lemmikkieläimillä. Luentolyhennelmä, suullinen esitys Apteekin eläinlääkintä -tilaisuus Eläinlääkäripäivillä 30.11.2016, Messukeskus, Helsinki 5. Määttä, M., Rantala, M., Raekallio, M. & Kaartinen, Hevosten taudinaiheuttajien resistenssistä ja mikrobilääkityksestä. Suomen eläinlääkärilehti, 2015, 121, 534-536 6. Nykäsenoja, S., Kivilahti-Mäntylä, K., Pekkanen, K. & Rantala, M. 2015 Helsinki: FINRES-Vet 2010-2012: Finnish Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Consumption of Antimicrobial Agents Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira. 64 Sivumäärä (Eviran julkaisuja; nro 2/2015) 7. Grönthal T; Helin-Soilevaara Henriette, Rantala M: Milloin mikrobilääkettä? (When antimicrobials are needed?) Suomen eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary journal) 2013, 119: 4, 248-249. 8. FiRe. Mikrobilääkeresistenssi Suomessa Finres 1997-2010 (Antimicrobial resistance in Finland, Finres 1997-2010). Kliinisesti merkittävien bakteerien mikrobilääkeresistenssi (antimicrobial resistance of clinically significant pathogens): Jalava J and Rantala M / Streptococcus pneumoniae. Raportti/Report 67/2012. Terveyden- ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (National Institute of Health and Welfare). 61 sivua/pages. Helsinki 2012. Page 7 of 8

Curriculum Vitae Merja Rantala Page 8 of 8 9. Gronthal T, Rantala M. 2012, Moniresistentit bakteerit: ESBL ja AmpC (Multi-drug resistant bacteria: ESBL and AmpC), Suomen eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 118:7, 420-424 10. Rantala M., MRSP esittäytyy (Introducing MRSP) Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal) 2011, 117:9, 592-595 11. Rantala M, Siira L, Virolainen-Julkunen A, Lyytikäinen O, Kaijalainen T, Jalava J, Hakanen A, Huovinen P. Invasiivisten pneumokokkien mikrobilääkeherkkyys heikkenee Suomessa (Decreasing antimicrobial susceptibility in invasive pneumococci in Finland). Kansanterveys lehti (Finnish Public Health Journal), 2007, 8, 16. 12. Rantala M. Eläimet terveydenhuollon laitoksissa (Animals in Health Care Premises). Suomen Sairaalahygienialehti (Finnish Journal of Hospital Hygiene), 2003, 21, 13-14. 13. Rantala M. Kuulumisia eläinsairaalasta: Salmonella Typhimurium epidemia Yliopistollisen eläinsairaalan hevosklinikalla (Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurim in Equine Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Helsinki University). Suomen Sairaalahygienialehti (Finnish Journal of Hospital Hygiene), 2003, 21, 24-26. 14. Rantala M. Mikrobilääkkeiden tutkimus tiedekunnassa kohti vetmikstraa? (Research Concerning Antimicrobials in Veterinary Faculty Towards vet-mikstra?) Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti (Finnish Veterinary Journal), 2002, 108, 107-. 15. Rantala M. Kokemuksia sairaalahygieniatoiminnasta eläinsairaalassa (Experiences in Hospital Hygiene Activity in Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Helsinki University). Suomen Sairaalahygienialehti (Finnish Journal of Hospital Hygiene), 2000, 18, 247-249. 16. Rantala M. Mikrobilääkkeiden käyttö koirilla (The Use of Antimicrobials in Dogs). Apteekkari (The Pharmacist), 2001, 5, 30-34. Page 8 of 8