Impact of anthropogenic pressure and climate change on the eco-epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens

Description of the research topic

Habitat loss, urbanization, climate change, global tourism and trade create ecological situations that help many pathogens to settle in new places and new hosts, thus stimulating disease emergence in both humans and domestic animals. We can anticipate the arrival of pathogens and their behaviour and mitigate their impacts on society if we find them before they find us. The PhD project will be performed under the DAMA (Document, Assess, Monitor, Act) framework that enables us not only to find but also to monitor the pathogens found relevant during molecular epidemiological risk assessment and to make suggestions to reduce human infection risk. We will investigate tick species that may appear and establish in Hungary due to climate change and anthropogenic impact and the spatial and temporal dynamics of endemic tick species. We will also implement DAMA protocol into practice with the most important tick-borne pathogens (Borrelia, Anaplasma, Neoehrlichia, Rickettsia spp., Tick-borne encephalitis virus) within their urban and natural habitats.

Thesis supervisor: Gábor Földvári

Required language skills: English

How to Apply?

If you are interested apply here: [PhD] Doctoral School of Biology – Eötvös Loránd University (elte.hu)

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