A5088153990- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Malaria Research and Control
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Fossil Insects in Amber
University of Medicine Tirana
2017-2025
Institute of Public Health
2016-2025
Academy of Sciences of Albania
2023-2024
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Various modelling techniques are available to understand the temporal and spatial variations of phenology species. Scientists often rely on correlative models, which establish a statistical relationship between response variable (such as species abundance or presence-absence) set predominantly abiotic covariates. The choice modeling approach, i.e., algorithm, is itself significant source variability, different algorithms applied same dataset can yield disparate outcomes. This inter-model...
Abstract Ixodid ticks are distributed across all countries of the Western Balkans, with a high diversity species. Many these species serve as vectors pathogens veterinary and medical importance. Given scattered data from Balkan countries, we have conducted comprehensive review available literature, including some historical data, aim to compile information about recorded tick associated zoonotic in this region. Based on collected fauna Balkans encompasses 32 belonging five genera: Ixodes ,...
The increasing spread of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, in Europe and US raises public health concern due to species competence transmit several exotic human arboviruses, among which dengue, chikungunya Zika, urges development suitable modeling approach forecast spatial temporal distribution mosquito. Here we developed a dynamical forecasting Ae. albopictus eggs abundance at high (0.01 degree WGS84) (weekly) resolution over 10 Balkan countries, using temperature times series...
Abstract Modelling approaches play a crucial role in supporting local public health agencies by estimating and forecasting vector abundance seasonality. However, the reliability of these models is contingent on availability standardized, high-quality data. Addressing this need, our study focuses collecting harmonizing egg count observations mosquito Aedes albopictus , obtained through ovitraps monitoring surveillance efforts across Albania, France, Italy, Switzerland from 2010 to 2022. We...
The incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Albania is higher than other countries southern Europe, however the role local sand fly species transmission Leishmania infantum was not addressed conclusively. In 2006, a country-wide collection flies performed 14 sites selected based on recent occurrence VL cases showed that Phlebotomus neglectus by far most prevalent (95.6%). Furthermore, 15% pools made from 422 P. females tested positive for sp. genomic DNA. same year, Culicoides trapping...
Human and animal vector-borne diseases, particularly mosquito-borne are emerging or re-emerging worldwide. Six Aedes invasive mosquito (AIM) species were introduced to Europe since the 1970s: aegypti, Ae. albopictus, japonicus, koreicus, atropalpus triseriatus. Here, we report results of AIMSurv2020, first pan-European surveillance effort for AIMs. Implemented by 42 volunteer teams from 24 countries. And presented in form a dataset named "AIMSurv Invasive Mosquito harmonized Europe. AIM-COST...
To organize entomological campaigns to trap sand flies in selected regions of Albania and test them for the presence existing or new phleboviruses leishmania DNA.Sand were collected 14 locations from May October 2014 using three different types traps. Pools with a maximum 30 individuals prepared according gender, trapping site, date; they tested (1) phlebovirus RNA PCR systems (2) Leishmania DNA two real-time assays.A total 972 (568 females, 404 males) aliquoted 55 pools. Three pools (in...
Various modelling techniques are available to understand the temporal and spatial variations of phenology species. Scientists often rely on correlative models, which establish a statistical relationship between response variable (such as species abundance or presence-absence) set predominantly abiotic covariates. The approach choice, i.e. algorithm, is crucial factor for addressing multiple sources variability that can lead disparate outcomes when different models applied same dataset. This...
Phlebotomine sand flies are generalist vectors with significant implications for public health. They able to transmit phleboviruses that cause fly fever, headaches, or meningitis in humans. Albania is a country Southeast Europe typical Mediterranean climate which provides convenient conditions the presence of flies. Hence, circulation phleboviruses, such as Toscana and Balkan viruses, has been recently described country. We followed virus discovery approach on samples collected 2015 2016...
Abstract In the past decade, leishmaniasis seems to be re‐emerging in Balkan countries. There are serious implications that Kosovo is a visceral endemic region with autochthonous transmission; nevertheless, surveillance of vectors, reservoirs or disease not yet established. Gaining knowledge about sandfly vector species prerequisite for development monitoring and control plan future. After long gap research over 70 years, studies were resumed 2014. During this presence/absence study, nine...
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus , is an invasive mosquito species that considered a potential vector of about 22 arboviruses, among which dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Here we report the first record in territory Republic Kosovo. finding, July 2020, was driven by photo adult published citizen social media. subsequent field investigation 2020 confirmed presence mosquitoes human landing catch collection eggs ovitraps at village Zhur. Monitoring performed for 7 weeks with BG-Sentinel...
The rapid spread and settlement of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes across at least 28 countries in Europe, as well several Asia Minor, the Middle East Africa, has made it one most invasive species all time. Even though biology Ae. its native tropical environment been documented for a long time, ecology this newly colonized temperate environments remain poorly known despite important role vector about twenty arboviruses. In context, main goals work were to investigate phenotypic variations local...
Modelling approaches play a crucial role in supporting local public health agencies by estimating and forecasting vector abundance seasonality. However, the reliability of these models is contingent on availability standardized, high-quality data. Addressing this need, our study focuses collecting harmonizing egg count observations Aedes albopictus, obtained through ovitraps monitoring surveillance efforts across Albania, France, Italy, Switzerland from 2010 to 2022. We processed raw obtain...
Abstract Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an arboviral zoonotic infection wich endemic in some areas of the country. The aim this study was to assess seroprevalence CCHFV previous and recent This crosssectional serologic conducted period 2010-2014 by Institute Public health Tirana, Albania. survey included 152 sera specimen cattle which were randomly collected from seven districts Albania over 2010-2014. All samples examined for anti-CCHFV IgG. Of total examined, 102 (67.1%)...
Culicoides are responsible for a number of diseases transmitted to the animals causing severe health conditions and great economic losses. The outbreak bluetongue virus in Albania 2014 lumpy skin disease 2016 strongly indicated establishment sentinel herd surveillance country ruminant farms. Considering all evidence Albania, investigation species composition abundance on livestock farms was performed 10 sites. Ultraviolet-light traps (OVI-traps) were placed selected sites collection starting...
Abstract Culex (Cx.) tritaeniorhynchus is a mosquito species with an extensive and expanding inter-continental geographic distribution, currently reported in over 50 countries, across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe now Australia. It important vector of medical veterinary concern, capable transmitting multiple arboviruses which cause significant morbidity mortality human animal populations. In regions endemic for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) Cx. considered major this has also been...
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