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Distribution, genetic identity and zoonotic reservoir of Dirofilaria spp., causative agents of human and canine dirofilariosis

2017/27/B/NZ6/01691

Keywords:

Dirofilaria range diversity genotyping reservoir pathogenecity co-invasions

Descriptors:

  • NZ6_6: Parasitology
  • NZ8_4: Biodiversity
  • NZ7_1: Epidemiology

Panel:

NZ6 - Human and animal immunology and infection: immunity, immune disorders, immunotherapy, infectious and invasive diseases, microbiology, transplantology, allergology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

woj. mazowieckie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Anna Bajer 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 3

Call: OPUS 14 - announced on 2017-09-15

Amount awarded: 685 600 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2018-07-26

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2022-07-25

Project duration:: 48 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Aparat do sterylnej homogernizacji i izolacji DNA z różnego materiału biologicznego: młynek kriogeniczny Freezer Mill - na dwie komory mielenia (120 000 PLN)

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (4)
  1. Emerging risk of Dirofilaria spp. infection in Northeastern Europe: high prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in sled dog kennels from the Baltic countries
    Authors:
    Alsarraf M, Levytska L, Mierzejewska EJ, Poliukhovych V, Rodo A, Alsarraf M, Kavalevich D, Dwużnik-Szarek D, Behnke JM, Bajer A
    Academic press:
    Scientific Reports (rok: 2021, tom: 11, strony: 1068), Wydawca: Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1038/s41598-020-80208-1 - link to the publication
  2. Haplotypes of Dirofilaria repens from Poland and selected countries of Central, NorthEastern Europe and the Middle East: an evaluation on the relation between the genetic diversity and the geographic distribution of the fast-spreading parasite
    Authors:
    Mustafa Alsarraf, Gad Baneth, Anna Bogucka-Kocka , Lavinia Ciuca, Dorota DwużnikSzarek, Hans-Peter Fuehrer , Agnieszka Kloch , Przemysław Kołodziej , Viktoria Levytska, Ewa Julia Mierzejewska , Andrei D. Mihalca , Andrii Mushynskyi , Yaarit Nachum-Biala , Mohammed Alsarraf , Anna Bajer
    Academic press:
    Veterinary Parasitology (rok: 2023, tom: 315, strony: 315:109882), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.109882 - link to the publication
  3. Haematological indices and immune response profiles in dogs naturally infected and co-infected with Dirofilaria repens and Babesia canis
    Authors:
    Wężyk D, Romanczuk K, Rodo A, Kavalevich D, Bajer A.
    Academic press:
    Scientific Reports (rok: 2023, tom: 1,95, strony: 2028), Wydawca: Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1038/s41598-023-29011-2 - link to the publication
  4. Occurrence of Dirofilaria repens in wild carnivores in Poland
    Authors:
    Alsarraf M, Dwużnik-Szarek D, Hildebrand J, Mierzejewska EJ, Kloch A, Kot K, Kurek K, Nowak S, Mysłajek RW, Myśliwy I, Popiołek M, Rodo A, Alsarraf M, Tołkacz K, Topolnytska M, Wężyk D, Bajer A.
    Academic press:
    Parasitology Research (rok: 2023, tom: xx, strony: 45300), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00436-023-07823-5 - link to the publication