Head: Professor Tomasz Cencek, DVM, PhD, ScD
mail: tcencek@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3039
Deputy Head: Jacek Karamon DVM, PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
mail: j.karamon@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3040
Second Deputy Head: Jacek Sroka, DVM, PhD, ScD
mail: jacek.sroka@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3040
Secretariat:
Iwona Szymczyk
mail: iwona.szymczyk@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3131
Department’s Research Profile:
The Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases (DPI) conducts service, monitoring, confirmatory, and appeal tests for livestock parasitoses, bee diseases, fish diseases, as well as mollusc and crustacean diseases, and the production of autovaccines for fish. DPI also performs pre-registration studies of antiparasitic drugs and vaccines, and biological veterinary preparations, as well as parasitological analyses of sewage sludge, organic fertilizers, and mineral-organic fertilizers.
The laboratory issues opinions on preparations used for veterinary laboratory diagnostics, and on the impact of organic and organic-mineral fertilizers on animal health before their market introduction. Diagnostics of aquatic animal diseases includes clinical, necropsy, parasitological, bacteriological, virological, and serological examinations.
In its reference activities, DPI provides substantive supervision over the laboratories of the Veterinary Inspection (IW) conducting research on the aforementioned diseases. Furthermore, the Department conducts scientific and research activities involving the development and improvement of diagnostic methods, and organizes conferences and training for veterinarians and IW employees.
Research Teams
Trichinosis
Leader: Ewa Bilska-Zając, DVM, PhD, ScD
mail: ewa.bilska@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3314, 81 889 3313
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the diagnostics, epidemiology, and genetics of Trichinella spp. and Anisakis spp. Reference activities for trichinellosis and anisakiasis (organization of proficiency tests, training for veterinarians and Veterinary Inspection employees). Research on zoonotic parasites, including Alaria spp. and Sarcocystis spp.
Echinococcosis
Leader:Jacek Karamon, DVM, PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
mail: j.karamon@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3040, 81 889 3023
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the diagnostics, epidemiology, and genetics of Echinococcus spp. and other helminthic invasions, including those with zoonotic potential. Diagnostics of equine dourine (including the production of components for CFT). Reference activities for echinococcosis and dourine.
Toxoplasmosis
Leader: Jacek Sroka, DVM, PhD, ScD, Professor of the Institute
mail: jacek.sroka@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3040, 81 889 3023
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the diagnostics, epidemiology, and genetics of parasitic protozoa of zoonotic importance: Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis. Reference activities for toxoplasmosis.
Environmental Investigation
Leader: Jolanta Zdybel, PhD, Eng
mail: j.zdybel@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3149, 81 889 3110
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the detection of parasitic dispersal forms in fertilizers and the environment. Expert activities for PKN, MRiRW, IW regarding the assessment of parasitological safety of soils and organic fertilizers.
Bee Diseases
Leader: Marta Skubida, DVM
mail: marta.skubida@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3138
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and therapy of bee diseases; development, improvement, and implementation of laboratory methods for detecting pathogenic organisms in bees.
Viral Aquatic Animal Diseases
Leader: Marek Matras, DVM, PhD
mail: marek.matras@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3088, 81 889 3014
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and control of viral diseases in aquatic animals. Development, improvement, and application of diagnostic methods in epidemiological studies.
Bacterial Aquatic Animal Diseases
Leader: Ewa Paździor, PhD
mail: ewa.pazdzior@piwet.pulawy.pl
tel: 81 889 3375
Team’s Research Profile: Research on the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and control of bacterial diseases in aquatic animals. Development, improvement, and application of diagnostic methods in epidemiological studies.
