A5054467212- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Helminth infection and control
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2021-2025
Semmelweis University
2021-2025
University of Veterinary Medicine
2018-2022
Bournemouth University
2016
Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem
2016
National Food Chain Safety Office
2011
In Malawi, the putative origin of a newly described Schistosoma haematobium-mattheei hybrid human schistosome was assessed upon seminal molecular parasitological survey cattle. Using miracidia hatch test (MHT) and carcass inspection at slaughter, mean prevalence bovine schistosomiasis 49.1% (95% CI: 43.7–54.6%) 10.3% 6.0–16.2%) respectively, though significant spatial heterogeneity noted. Approximately 2.0% infected cattle, only those from Mangochi District, shed S. and/or haematobium in...
Starting in October 2021, quarterly malacological surveys have been undertaken Malawi, with the sampling of 12 specified freshwater habitats throughout a calendar year. Each survey monitors presence aquatic intermediate snail hosts medical and veterinary importance. In March 2023, alien lymnaeid species Pseudosuccinea columella was encountered for first time surveys, Nsanje District. This identity later confirmed upon DNA analysis mitochondrial ribosomal 16S sequences. July P. also noted at...
Abstract Background The giant roundworm Ascaris is an intestinal nematode, causing ascariasis by infecting humans and pigs worldwide. Recent estimates suggest that infects over half a billion people, with chronic infections leading to reduced growth cognitive ability. Ascariasis affects innumerable worldwide known reduce production yields via decreased condemnation of livers. predominant anthelminthic drugs used treat are the benzimidazoles. Benzimidazoles interact β-tubulins block their...
Background The phenomenon of hybridisation between Schistosoma species has gained a greater degree significance since the WHO declared that schistosomiasis is to be eliminated, as public health problem, by 2030. role plays in transmission disease poorly understood and potential complicate this elimination effort. A primary reason for incomplete understanding schistosome lack suitable, high-throughput easily accessible methods capable identifying species-parentage individual schistosomes. To...
In the UK, exotic reptiles are increasingly popular as pets, and housed in zoological collections, whilst venomous snakes of medical importance have long been focus herpetological studies. As all can harbour protist helminth parasites, some these may carry tangible zoonotic risk. This study utilised traditional molecular diagnostic techniques, including sedimentation-flotation, real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR), necropsy, to investigate endoparasite infections captive-bred (CB)...
Abstract The distribution of certain permissive intermediate snail host species in freshwater is a crucial factor shaping transmission intestinal schistosomiasis, neglected tropical disease that causes much human suffering Africa. To shed new light on southern Malawi, where cases schistosomiasis have been found, repeated malacological surveys were conducted Chikwawa and Nsanje Districts the Lower Shire Valley, to detect characterize populations Biomphalaria , for schistosomiasis. Sampling...
The transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) from environmental microbes to pathogens is a critical but underexplored One Health driver (AMR). Here, we evaluate freshwater snails, which are geographically widespread aquatic invertebrates, as reservoirs ARGs. We collected faeces eight gastropod genera at 15 locations across Malawi, Uganda, Zanzibar, and the United Kingdom, conducted first snail faecal metagenomic sequencing study. Proteobacteria dominated microbiomes, within...
Our pilot parasitological investigation of cattle, supplemented with molecular DNA characterisation encountered schistosomes, sheds first light upon bovine schistosomiasis on Unguja Island, Zanzibar. During February 2024, a total 99 cattle were examined. Of these, 47 exported animals from the Tanzanian mainland, designated for slaughter at two governmental abattoirs (Kisakasaka and Muwanda), 52 free-grazing sampled four grazing locations within island's North West-B regions. Upon visual...
Adult fleas are haematophagous ectoparasites of warm-blooded vertebrates, particularly mammals. Among them, the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) and human (Pulex irritans) have high veterinary-medical significance, owing to their cosmopolitan distribution role in transmission important vector-borne pathogens. While taxonomy Ct. felis has been investigated on a morphological basis during past decades, its molecular-phylogenetic analyses only recently conducted. This study expands knowledge...
The freshwater amphibious snail
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by infection with parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma that can lead to debilitating morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organization recommend molecular xenomonitoring Biomphalaria spp. freshwater snail intermediate hosts mansoni identify highly focal intestinal schistosomiasis transmission sites monitor transmission, particularly in low-endemicity areas. A standardised protocol do this, however, needed. Here, two...
In 2011 mecC, a new mecA gene homologue, was described in bovine isolate the UK. Since then, mecC-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (mecC-MRSA) has also been found wild animals. An especially high prevalence of mecC-MRSA reported among hedgehogs Sweden (64%) and Denmark (61%). Based on these findings we aimed to survey hedgehog population for Hungary. Altogether 200 were screened using culture-based method. The antibiotic susceptibility isolates nine drugs determined,...
Wild boars show increasing numbers and population densities throughout Europe, including Hungary. While their presence is appreciated as game animals, they are also responsible for significant agricultural damage, habitat degradation water quality issues. In addition, wild may harbor ticks can act reservoirs of tick-borne pathogens, thus posing a risk transmission towards humans domestic animals. This latter aspect veterinary-medical epidemiological significance has become especially...
We utilized a social media website (Facebook) to gather information from citizen scientists on their observations of the introduced large land snail species Cornu aspersum, and Helix lucorum in Budapest, Hungary.In Facebook post we presented project reveal where two occur together with an identification guide which included images.In this study compiled received months following post.We obtained 44, 92 105 locality H. lucorum, native pomatia C. respectively city, mostly within five days...
Ascaris suum and Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus cause a large loss of yield in farm animals as well free-living captive wild boar herds, thereby causing economic damage. This study compared A. M. infections free-ranging boars (Sus scrofa) Hungary. The authors measured the 248-hectare garden an 11,893-hectare herd sample area. In all cases, samples were collected from shot boars. total, 216 examined June 2015 to 2023 Of 173 dissected wild, 57 (32.9%) infected with suum, while 30 (69.8%) 43...
Abstract Background Intestinal schistosomiasis was confirmed endemic in Mangochi District, Malawi, May of 2018 following an unexpected encounter with discreet populations Biomphalaria spp. freshwater snails during routine malacological surveillance activities. Since then, only limited has been carried out, and so the distribution this area is currently unclear. Additionally, sites active Schistosoma mansoni transmission are also unknown. In present study, through extensive surveillance, we...
Abstract Increasing amount of data attest that (in the context vector-borne infections) birds are not only important as hosts blood-sucking arthropod vectors, but also reservoirs pathogens. From 2015 to 2019 cadavers 100 (from 45 species, nine orders) were collected in Hungary, and their organs screened for DNA from a broad range bacteria with PCR sequencing. Molecular analyses revealed presence Anaplasmataceae, sequencing identified closely related Neorickettsia helminthoeca Ehrlichia...
A healthy udder is important for economical and hygienic milk production. In this study we determined the teat parameters, measured during milking, in presence of mastitis after its recovery. The length streak canal, area end pars papillaris 52 Holstein-Friesian cows were examined by ultrasound before, immediately after, two hours milking. Pars size before milking was higher disease (P = 0.011), but larger 0.047 P 0.024) with more severe mastitis. During recovery, dimensions canal...
Cercarial dermatitis in humans is a re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by infectious larvae of avian blood flukes within the Schistosomatidae family. Upon water contact, these schistosome directly penetrate human skin and cause irritation. Between September 2018 2020, carcasses 94 mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), two green-winged teals crecca) along with one ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) were examined. Birds collected 12 regions Hungary, representative 9 different counties. Inspecting both...
Each year temporary puddles are formed on compacted earth roads as a consequence of heavy rains and subsequent flooding in the large floodplain forests Danube River, Hungary, Central Europe, Hungary. After receding floodwaters, muddy persist from spring to mid-fall, where they densely populated by Galba truncatula snails an annual basis. These sole intermediate host Fascioloides magna liver fluke deer forest. According field observations, G. is very rare species banks river branches lakes...