Research groups
Emerging Pathogen Ecology Research Group
Members of the research group:
Scientific Advisor
assistant research fellow
research professor
assistant research fellow
research fellow
Main profile:
The research focus of the group is eco-epidemiology and evolution of parasites and pathogens. Our main aim is to gain a deeper understanding of the biology, natural cycle of human and animal parasites (including microbial pathogens and macroparasites) and their relation with their hosts. We pay special attention to the eco-epidemiology of pathogens emerging as a consequence of climate change and anthropogenic pressure. We plan to implement the obtained results in pandemic and epidemic prevention e.g. by applying the DAMA (Document, Assess, Monitor, Act) protocol. We investigate the epidemiological role of pathogen-transmitting vectors, e.g. ticks and their occurrence in urban areas. We study the evolutionary background behind infectious and non-infectious diseases transmitted by ticks with Darwinian methods. We also deal with historical, behavioural science and biopolitical aspects of pathogens, diseases and pandemics. We examine the host-pathogen relationship and developing diseases from both molecular biological, immunological, ecological and theoretical evolutionary angles.
Selected publications
Földvári Gábor; Szabó Éva; Tóth Gábor Endre; Lanszki Zsófia; Zana Brigitta; Varga Zsaklin; Kemenesi Gábor: Emergence of Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma rufipes adults revealed by citizen science tick monitoring in Hungary TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES Paper: 14563 , 25 p.
2022
Daniel R. Brooks; Walter A. Boeger; Eric P. Hoberg.: The Stockholm Paradigm: Lessons for the Emerging Infectious Disease Crisis Manter, journal of parasite diversity, occasional papers 22 pp. 1-10. , 10 p. (2022)
2022
Eric P. Hoberg; Walter A. Boeger; Orsolya Molnár; Gábor Földvári; Scott Gardner; Alicia Juarrero; Vitaliy A. Kharchenko; Eloy Ortiz; Valeria Trivellone; and Daniel R. Brooks: The DAMA Protocol, an Introduction: Finding Pathogens before They Find Us Manter, journal of parasite diversity, occasional papers 21 pp. 1-20. , 20 p. (2022)
2022
Bilbija Branka; Spitzweg Cäcilia; Papoušek Ivo; Fritz Uwe; Földvári Gábor; Mullett Martin; Ihlow Flora; Sprong Hein; Civáňová Křížová Kristína; Anisimov Nikolay; Belova Oxana A.; Bonnet Sarah I.; Bychkova Elizabeth; Czułowska Aleksandra; Duscher Georg G.; Fonville Manoj; Kahl Olaf; Karbowiak Grzegorz; Kholodilov Ivan S.; Kiewra Dorota; Krčmar Stjepan; Kumisbek Gulzina; Livanova Natalya; Majláth Igor; Teresa Manfredi Maria; Mihalca Andrei D.; Miró Guadalupe; Moutailler Sara; Nebogatkin Igor V.; Tomanović Snežana; Vatansever Zati; Yakovich Marya; Zanzani Sergio; Široký Pavel: Dermacentor reticulatus - a tick on its way from glacial refugia to a panmictic Eurasian population INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, Paper: PARA 4519 , pp. 1-39. (2023)
2023
Oniki-Willis Yoshika; Willis Edwin O.; Lopes Leonardo E.; Rózsa Lajos.: Museum-based research on the lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) infestations of hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) – prevalence, genus DIVERSITY-BASEL, 15 : 1, Paper: 54 (2023)
2023
Apari Péter; Földvári Gábor.: Domestication and microbiome succession may drive pathogen spillover FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 14 Paper: 1102337 (2023)
2023
Alena, Balážová; Gábor, Földvári; Branka, Bilbija; Eva, Nosková; Pavel, Široký.: High Prevalence and Low Diversity of Rickettsia in Dermacentor reticulatus Ticks, Central Europe EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 28: 893-895
2022
Rózsa, Lajos; Moldovan, Evelyn.: Relationship between body size and sexual size dimorphism in Syringophilid Quill Mites PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH. 121: 891-898
2022
Apari, Péter; Földvári, Gábor.: Tick bite induced α‐gal syndrome highlights anticancer effect of allergy BIOESSAYS. 44: -
2022
Brooks, Daniel R.; Hoberg, Eric P.; Boeger, Walter A.; Trivellone, Valeria.: Emerging infectious disease: An underappreciated area of strategic concern for food security TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES. 69: 254-267
2022
Boeger, Walter A.; Brooks, Daniel R.; Trivellone, Valeria; Agosta, Salvatore J.; Hoberg, Eric P.: Ecological super‐spreaders drive host‐range oscillations: Omicron and risk‐space for emerging infectious disease TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES. Early View: -
2022
