Head: Marcin Smreczak, DVM, PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
email: smreczak@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3029
Deputy Head I: Professor Paweł Polak DVM, PhD, ScD
email: ppolak@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3316
Deputy Head II: Prof. Professor Katarzyna Domańska-Blicharz PhD, ScD
email: katarzyna.domanska@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3065
Deputy Head III: PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
email: maciej.frant@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 8893 292
Secretariat
email: iga.zatorska@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3120
Research Profile of the Department:
– etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, prevention and control of viral diseases of animals, including wildlife
– epidemiology of viral diseases of animals and environmental risk factor analysis
– new and emerging viral diseases of animals
Research Teams
Avian Viral Diseases
Leader: Professor Katarzyna Domańska-Blicharz PhD, ScD
email: katarzyna.domanska@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3067
Research profile of the team:
– research on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis (including diagnostics), prevention and control of viral infectious diseases of poultry
– monitoring the occurrence of viral diseases of poultry, particularly notifiable poultry diseases (Marek’s disease, Derzsy’s disease, infectious bursal disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious bronchitis of chickens, infectious encephalomyelitis of chickens, infectious rhinotracheitis of turkeys)
– providing expert opinions on legal acts concerning the control of selected infectious diseases of poultry
– pre-registration testing and official control of immunological veterinary medicinal products and diagnostics intended for poultry
Swine Viral Diseases
Leader: Katarzyna Podgórska, PhD
email: katarzyna.podgorska@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3030
Research profile of the team:
– research in the field of epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunology and prevention of viral diseases of swine
– conducting epidemiological surveillance of selected viruses in the national swine population, using molecular biology and serology methods
– development, validation and optimization of modern diagnostic methods
– diagnostics of viral infections, including: swine influenza (SI), classical swine fever (CSF), African swine fever (ASF), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), Aujeszky’s disease (AD), and transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE)
– evaluation and expert assessment of in vitro diagnostic products used in veterinary medicine for the diagnosis of CSF, ASF, PRRS and AD;
– initial batch control of immunological veterinary medicinal products
– determination of virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics, including against ASF virus
– National Reference Laboratories for ASF, CSF, AD and PRRS; World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Reference Laboratories for CSF and PRRS
– production and distribution of certified reference materials for laboratory applications
Ruminant and Horse Viral Diseases
Leader: Professor Jerzy Rola , DVM, PhD, ScD
email: jrola@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3069
Research profile of the team:
– physicochemical, pathogenic and immunogenic properties of viruses of ruminants and horses
– pathogenesis, immunology, diagnostics and prevention of viral diseases
– molecular epidemiology of viral diseases of ruminants and horses
– research on prion protein from cases of transmissible encephalopathies
– application of molecular biology methods in the diagnosis of viral diseases of ruminants and horses
– genetic characterization of viruses
– analysis of the epidemiological situation of selected viral and prion diseases in the country
– diagnostic testing in the field of laboratory diagnostics of infectious animal diseases – IBR-IPV, BVD-MD, EHV, EAV, AHS, EIA, equine and bovine influenza, SBV, BCoV, EBB, Maedi-visna disease in sheep, caprine arthritis-encephalitis, including serological, virological, molecular and genetic testing
– diagnostic testing of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies – BSE, scrapie, CWD
– control of immunological veterinary medicinal products and evaluation of diagnostic kits
– providing expert opinions on legal acts concerning the control of selected infectious animal diseases
– maintaining the national collection of viral strains and cell lines important for diagnostics and veterinary medicine
Zoonoses and Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases
Leader: Anna Orłowska, PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
email: anna.orlowska@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3072
Research profile of the team:
– diagnostic testing in the field of laboratory diagnostics of infectious animal diseases – rabies, bluetongue disease, SARS-CoV-2, including serological, virological, molecular and genetic testing
– determination of antibody levels for rabies virus in companion animals (dogs, cats, ferrets) – official testing
– differentiation of field and vaccine strains of rabies virus and determination of lyssavirus species
– virus titration in oral rabies vaccines, evaluation of vaccine appearance and testing of bait thermostability
– testing for the detection of West Nile fever virus, Rift Valley fever, Usutu virus (USUV), rabbit myxomatosis
– monitoring the occurrence of infections with rabies virus, bluetongue disease virus and West Nile fever virus
– evaluation of diagnostic kits used for in vitro diagnostics in veterinary medicine
– control of immunological veterinary medicinal products intended for immunization against rabies
– providing expert opinions on legal acts concerning the control of selected infectious diseases
– production and distribution of certified reference materials
Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease
Leader: Anna Pikuła, PhD
email: anna.pikula@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3067
Research profile of the team:
– research on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease
– monitoring the occurrence of infections with avian influenza viruses, Newcastle disease virus and other orthoavulaviruses (formerly paramyxoviruses)
– pre-registration testing and official control of immunological veterinary medicinal products and diagnostics intended for poultry
Foot-and-mouth Disease
Leader: Andrzej Fitzner, DVM, PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
email: andrzej.fitzner@piwzp.pl
tel: 691 391 152
Research profile of the team:
– research in the field of foot-and-mouth disease, swine vesicular disease, vesicular stomatitis, peste des petits ruminants and rabbit hemorrhagic disease, African swine fever, avian influenza, including virological, serological and molecular testing
– scientific research on the etiology, pathogenesis and control methods of foot-and-mouth disease, foot-and-mouth disease-like diseases and other infectious animal diseases