A5032061242- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Study of Mite Species
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Plant and animal studies
- Bartonella species infections research
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Helminth infection and control
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Slovak Academy of Sciences
2015-2025
Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2016-2025
Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2015-2025
Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2009-2025
Institute of Parasitology
2020
Czech Academy of Sciences
2014
Murdoch University
2014
Henan Agricultural University
2014
East China University of Science and Technology
2014
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2014
Abstract Cryptosporidium ubiquitum is an emerging zoonotic pathogen. In the past, it was not possible to identify association between cases of human and animal infection. We conducted a genomic survey species, developed subtyping tool targeting 60-kDa glycoprotein (gp60) gene, identified 6 subtype families (XIIa–XIIf) C. ubiquitum. Host adaptation apparent at gp60 locus; XIIa found in ruminants worldwide, XIIb–XIId were rodents United States, XIIe XIIf Slovak Republic. Humans States infected...
While niche-based processes have been invoked extensively to explain the structure of interaction networks, recent studies propose that neutrality could also be great importance. Under neutral hypothesis, network would simply emerge from random encounters between individuals and thus directly linked species abundance. We investigated impact abundance distributions on qualitative quantitative metrics 113 host-parasite networks. analyzed concordance expectations empirical observations at...
We examined the morphological variation in striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) along south–north and west–east geographic gradients Europe (Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia). Data collected over several decades (1980s–2020s) were analyzed, focusing on five traits: body mass, length, tail hind foot ear with GLM models assessing influence of latitude, longitude, age, sex, decade. Results revealed strong adherence to ecogeographic rules. Findings suggest that size increased toward north,...
We investigated the role of environmental filtering as an underlying mechanism assembly compound communities fleas parasitic on Palearctic small mammals at two spatial scales; a continental scale (encompassing regions across entire Palearctic) and regional (across sampling localities within Slovakia). used three‐table ordination (the RLQ analysis) its extended version that links species occurrences with geographic space, variables, traits phylogeny ESLTP analysis). asked whether acts rule...
Abstract Background Raising abundance of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Europe is the result multiple factors including climate changes human activities. Herein, we investigated presence seasonal activity Ixodes ricinus from 10 urban suburban sites two different geographical areas southeastern northeastern Slovakia during 2008–2010. Our aim was to study correlation with environmental their infection Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum Neoehrlichia mikurensis ....
The use of functional information in the form species traits plays an important role explaining biodiversity patterns and responses to environmental changes. Although relationships between composition, their traits, environment have been extensively studied on a case-by-case basis, results are variable, it remains unclear how generalizable these across ecosystems, taxa spatial scales. To address this gap, we collated 80 datasets from trait-based studies into global database for metaCommunity...
ABSTRACT In Europe the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex is represented by five distinct genospecies: stricto, afzelii , garinii valaisiana and lusitaniae. These taxonomic entities are known to differ in their specific associations with vertebrate hosts provoke clinical manifestations human patients. However, exceptions these rules have often been observed, indicating that strains belonging a single genospecies may be more heterogeneous than expected. It is, therefore, important...
Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in mammals reveals the extent of sexual selection, which may turn explain why males are often more infected by parasites than females and that contribute to association between SSD male-biased mortality. Here, we investigated relationship small Central Europe differences sex infection fleas. A comparative analysis was conducted for 10 species rodents insectivores. We found harbour higher flea richness abundance fleas is females. This difference not related...
The incidence of tick-borne diseases caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia spp. has been rising in Europe recent decades. Early pre-assessment acarological hazard still represents a complex challenge. aim this study was to model Ixodes ricinus questing nymph density its infection rate with B. s.l., A. five European countries (Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) various land cover types differing use anthropisation (agricultural,...
Rickettsiae are emerging pathogens causing public health problems in many countries around the world. Rickettsia spp. found association with a wide range of arthropods which feed on different species animals. However, distribution and natural cycle their arthropod vectors not fully established. The aim this study was to investigate presence prevalence ticks, mites fleas parasitizing small mammals Lithuania molecularly characterize obtained from ectoparasites.A total 1261 ectoparasites (596...
1. We studied temporal variation in the structure of flea communities on small mammalian hosts from eastern Slovakia using null models. asked (a) whether co-occurrences infracommunities (in individual hosts) different as well component host species) demonstrate a non-random pattern; (b) this pattern is indicative either positive or negative species interactions; (c) varies temporally; and (d) expression related to population size fleas both. 2. constructed presence/absence matrix for each...