Medical University of Bialystok. Mulugeta Aseratie Wondim, PhD.
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    Mulugeta Aseratie Wondim, PhD

    Name & Department:

    Mulugeta Wondim

    Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfection

     

    Public PhD Defence date: 13/01/2023

    Doctoral Thesis title: Detection and Molecular characterization of Babesia spp.
    and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in ticks from Poland and Ethiopia

     

    Supervisor/s:

    Professor Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, MD, PhD

                                                                     Associate Professor Justyna Dunaj-Małyszko, PhD

    Reviewers:

    1. prof. dr hab. Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało
    2. dr hab. Katarzyna Bartosik
    3. dr hab. Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak

     

    Current affiliation: Medical University of Bialystok

     

    Plans for the Future: I plan to further investigate vector-borne diseases which have public health importance.

     

    Abstract (max 1000 characters with spaces):

    Babesia spp. and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV) are mainly transmitted through the bit of Ixodidae ticks. Ticks were processed to detect and characterize Babesia spp. in Poland and Ethiopia and TBEV in Poland. Conventional PCR and sequencing were used to detect the pathogen and characterise their subspecies, respectively. The prevalence of Babesia spp. was 9.74% in ticks from Poland and 8.96% in ticks from Ethiopia.  Babesia Microti was the most frequently detected sub-species. Thirty-nine (5.55%) of the ticks were positive for TBEV European subtype out of 703 ticks. Microclimate influenced the detection rate of TBEV.