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Research

Research

          Research studies and scientifically-developmental work in the Department of Epizootiology are performed within a few problematic groups:

• First group comprises traditional epizootiological studies, concerning evaluation of current epizootic situation of various infectious diseases of farm, accompanying, fur, free-living animals and fish. The studies are based on results of mass monitoring of farm animal herds, domestic and free-living animals as well as detailed analysis of  epizootiological data obtained mainly from north-east region of Poland. Big attention is also attached to studies with purpose to search and evaluate the significance of reservoirs, sources of infection and ways of spread of infectious diseases of animals.

• Second group comprises zoonoses being permanently the topic of big interest of veterinary and medical sciences. Issues of these studies, conducted in cooperation with sanitary-epidemiological services, comprise topics concerning etiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, prophylaxis and control of various zoonoses (yersiniosis, borreliosis, erlichiosis, Q fever and others).

• Third group comprises scientific subjects having cognitive, but especially practical importance, directed to the needs of veterinary practice, concerning elaboration and evaluation of new methods of prophylaxis and control of selected infectious diseases of animals. The main aim of these studies is an improvement and evaluation of importance of immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis in diminishing the economic losses and improvement of animal productivity (newly introduced vaccines, new generations of antibiotics, probiotics and immunomondulators). In this group there are also conducted studies on an influence of selected water environmental factors on the fish health status and productivity as well as the significance of general and specific immunoprophylaxis in health protection of fish.

Grants realized

Statutory project No 0542-0805

“Improvement of diagnostic, prophylactic and treatment methods of infectious diseases of animals” (2011 - 2015)

Grant No NN 308 609338

“Application of real time PCR method to evaluate expression of genes responsible for enterotoxins Yst production by Yersinia enterocolitica” (2010 – 2013)

Developmental grant

“The significance of free-living animals as reservoir of bacterial, viral and parasitic agents pathogenic for humans and domestic animals”

2.6.G/034 “Wild boars and free-living ruminants as reservoir and vector in spread of Yersinia enterocolitica infections” (2011 – 2014)

Grant No NN308 586240

“Molecular studies in the control and monitoring of epizootic situation of Aleutian mink disease in Poland” (2011 – 2014)

Grants completed

Grant No 5 S310 018 04

“Application of vaccination-eradication programme in the control of Aujeszky`s disease in pigs” (1993 - 1995)

Grant No 5 P06K 040 12

“Possibilities of eradication of swine hards latently infected with Herpesvirus suis type 1 using deleted vaccines” (1997 - 1999)

Grant No 2 P06K 023 27

“The significance of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in reproductive disorders in sows” (2004 – 2007)

Grant No N N308 0687 33

“Application of selected molecular biology methods in diagnostics of infections with viruses from Papillomaviridae family in equine sarcoids” (2007 – 2008)

Grant No N N308 3202 35

“Evaluation of relationship between an occurrence of ymoA gene and production of enterotoxins Yst by Yersinia enterocolitica with multiplex PCR method” (2008 – 2009)

Conferences

Scientific conference

“Diseases of molluscs and crustaceas under control”

Olsztyn, 22^nd September 2011

Scientific conference

“Diseases of fish under control and other diseases threatening husbandry – diagnostics, prophylaxis, treatment”

Olsztyn, 23^rd-24^th September 2010

Scientific conference

“Diseases of fur animals under control and registration”

Olsztyn, 18^th September 2009

Scientific conference

“Epizootic aspects of monitoring and control of zoonoses in Poland and European Union”

Olsztyn, 15^th June 2007

Scientific conference

“Veterinary vaccinology – new challenge of XXI century”

Olsztyn, 22^nd-23^rd September 2005

Scientific conference

“Infectious diseases applied in bioterrorism”

Olsztyn, 10^th September 2003

Scientific conference

“Foot and mouth disease – permanent epizootic threat and perspectives of control”

Olsztyn, 14^th June 2002