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Wolf diet in the Notecka Forest, western Poland by Nowak, Sabina, Tomczak, Patrycja, Kraśkiewicz, Aleksandra, Więckowski, Jacek, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Baranowska, Weronika, Kasprzak, Antoni, Mysłajek, Robert W.

“…We assessed the diet composition of wolves inhabiting Notecka Forest (ca 1400 km2) in western Poland based on the analysis of scats (n = 261) collected in…”
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Seroprevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Three Species of Voles (Microtus spp.) in Poland by Grzybek, Maciej, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Dwużnik, Dorota, Szczepaniak, Klaudiusz, Tomczuk, Krzysztof, Biernat, Beata, Behnke, Jerzy M., Bajer, Anna

“…Rodents play a role as reservoir hosts for tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). We trapped 77 voles of the genus Microtus and tested their blood using an…”
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The best snacks for kids: the importance of beavers Castor fiber in the diet of wolf Canis lupus pups in north-western Poland by Mysłajek, Robert W., Tomczak, Patrycja, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Tracz, Maciej, Tracz, Magdalena, Nowak, Sabina

“…We assessed the diet of adult wolves and their pups in an area recently recolonized by the species in north-western Poland, through the analysis of scats…”
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Babesiosis in Southeastern, Central and Northeastern Europe: An Emerging and Re-Emerging Tick-Borne Disease of Humans and Animals by Bajer, Anna, Beck, Ana, Beck, Relja, Behnke, Jerzy M, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Eichenberger, Ramon M, Farkas, Róbert, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Heddergott, Mike, Jokelainen, Pikka, Leschnik, Michael, Oborina, Valentina, Paulauskas, Algimantas, Radzijevskaja, Jana, Ranka, Renate, Schnyder, Manuela, Springer, Andrea, Strube, Christina, Tolkacz, Katarzyna, Walochnik, Julia

“…There is now considerable evidence that in Europe, babesiosis is an emerging infectious disease, with some of the causative species spreading as a consequence…”
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The prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in cats, healthy dogs and dogs with concurrent babesiosis in an expansion zone in central Europe by Bajer, Anna, Rodo, Anna, Mierzejewska, Ewa J, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Welc-Faleciak, Renata

“…Dirofilaria repens is a mosquito-transmitted, filarial nematode parasitizing dogs, cats and other carnivores. Recently, this parasite has spread in central…”
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Vertical Transmission of Babesia microti in BALB/c Mice: Preliminary Report by Bednarska, Malgorzata, Bajer, Anna, Drozdowska, Anna, Mierzejewska, Ewa J, Tolkacz, Katarzyna, Welc-Falęciak, Renata

“…Babesia spp. (Apicomplexa, Piroplasmida) are obligate parasites of many species of mammals, causing a malaria-like infection- babesiosis. Three routes of…”
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Seroprevalence of TBEV in bank voles from Poland-a long-term approach by Grzybek, Maciej, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Behnke-Borowczyk, Jolanta, Biernat, Beata, Stańczak, Joanna, Strachecka, Aneta, Guz, Leszek, Szczepaniak, Klaudiusz, Paleolog, Jerzy, Behnke, Jerzy M., Bajer, Anna

“…Rodents are known to play a significant role as reservoir hosts for TBEV. During three sequential expeditions at 4-year intervals to three ecologically similar…”
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Home range size, habitat selection and roost use by the whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) in human-dominated montane landscapes by Kurek, Korneliusz, Gewartowska, Olga, Tolkacz, Katarzyna, Jedrzejewska, Bogumila, Myslajek, Robert W

“…Our understanding of animal adaptations to human pressure is limited by the focus on rare taxa, despite that common species are more significant in shaping…”
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Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Hepatozoon sp. in voles (Microtus spp.): occurrence and evidence for vertical transmission by Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Kowalec, Maciej, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Grzybek, Maciej, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Behnke, Jerzy M., Bajer, Anna

“…Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) and Hepatozoon spp. are important vector-borne parasites of humans and animals. CNM is a relatively recently…”
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Vector-borne parasites in dogs from Ukraine translocated to Poland following Russian invasion in 2022 by Bajer, Anna, Alsarraf, Mustafa, Topolnytska, Mariia, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Rodo, Anna

“…Since 24 February 2022, the day the Russian aggression against Ukraine began, millions of refugees and thousands of pets crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border…”
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Grassland versus forest dwelling rodents as indicators of environmental contamination with the zoonotic nematode Toxocara spp by Krupińska, Martyna, Antolová, Daniela, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Szczepaniak, Klaudiusz, Strachecka, Aneta, Goll, Aleksander, Nowicka, Joanna, Baranowicz, Karolina, Bajer, Anna, Behnke, Jerzy M., Grzybek, Maciej

“…Small mammals are suspected of contributing to the dissemination of Toxocara canis and helping with the parasite survival during periods when there is a…”
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Impact of Babesia microti infection on the initiation and course of pregnancy in BALB/c mice by Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Rodo, Anna, Wdowiarska, Agnieszka, Bajer, Anna, Bednarska, Małgorzata

“…Protozoa in the genus Babesia are transmitted to humans through tick bites and cause babesiosis, a malaria-like illness. Vertical transmission of Babesia spp…”
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The first report on Hepatozoon canis in dogs and wolves in Poland: clinical and epidemiological features by ToÅkacz, Katarzyna, Kretschmer, Milena, Nowak, Sabina, MysÅajek, Robert W, Alsarraf, Mustafa, WÄżyk, Dagmara, Bajer, Anna

“…Canine hepatozoonosis caused by Hepatozoon canis is a common infection in dogs, with frequent case reports from the Mediterranean region and more recently from…”
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Occurrence of Dirofilaria repens in wild carnivores in Poland by Alsarraf, Mustafa, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Hildebrand, Joanna, Mierzejewska, Ewa Julia, Kloch, Agnieszka, Kot, Kamila, Kurek, Korneliusz, Nowak, Sabina, Mysłajek, Robert W., Myśliwy, Izabella, Popiołek, Marcin, Rodo, Anna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Topolnytska, Mariia, Wężyk, Dagmara, Bajer, Anna

“…Dirofilaria repens is an expanding vector-borne zoonotic parasite of canines and other carnivores. Sub-clinically infected dogs constitute the most important…”
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Zoonotic Virus Seroprevalence among Bank Voles, Poland, 2002-2010 by Grzybek, Maciej, Sironen, Tarja, Mäki, Sanna, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Strachecka, Aneta, Paleolog, Jerzy, Biernat, Beata, Szczepaniak, Kaludiusz, Behnke-Borowczyk, Jolanta, Vaheri, Antti, Henttonen, Heikki, Behnke, Jerzy M, Bajer, Anna

“…Bank voles in Poland are reservoirs of zoonotic viruses. To determine seroprevalence of hantavirus, arenavirus, and cowpox virus and factors affecting…”
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Prevalence, genetic identity and vertical transmission of Babesia microti in three naturally infected species of vole, Microtus spp. (Cricetidae) by Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Bednarska, Małgorzata, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Dwużnik, Dorota, Grzybek, Maciej, Welc-Falęciak, Renata, Behnke, Jerzy M, Bajer, Anna

“…Vertical transmission is one of the transmission routes for Babesia microti, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease, babesiosis. Congenital Babesia…”
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Comparison of the detection efficiency of haemoparasite DNA in blood and faecal samples - the way to eco-epidemiological studies by Bajer, Anna, Dwużnik, Dorota, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Mierzejewska, Ewa Julia

“…It is easier and non-invasive to obtain faecal samples compared with blood samples. Molecular techniques may enable detection of parasites even in tiny amounts…”
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Bartonella infections in three species of Microtus: prevalence and genetic diversity, vertical transmission and the effect of concurrent Babesia microti infection on its success by Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Kowalec, Maciej, Dwużnik, Dorota, Grzybek, Maciej, Behnke, Jerzy M, Bajer, Anna

“…Bartonella spp. cause persistent bacterial infections in mammals. Although these bacteria are transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods, there is also evidence…”
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Publisher Correction: Grassland versus forest dwelling rodents as indicators of environmental contamination with the zoonotic nematode Toxocara spp by Krupińska, Martyna, Antolová, Daniela, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Szczepaniak, Klaudiusz, Strachecka, Aneta, Goll, Aleksander, Nowicka, Joanna, Baranowicz, Karolina, Bajer, Anna, Behnke, Jerzy M., Grzybek, Maciej

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Rodents as intermediate hosts of cestode parasites of mammalian carnivores and birds of prey in Poland, with the first data on the life-cycle of Mesocestoides melesi by Bajer, Anna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Dwużnik, Dorota, Mierzejewska, Ewa J, Kołodziej-Sobocińska, Marta, Behnke-Borowczyk, Jolanta, Banasiak, Łukasz, Grzybek, Maciej, Tołkacz, Katarzyna, Kartawik, Natalia, Stańczak, Łukasz, Opalińska, Patrycja, Krokowska-Paluszak, Małgorzata, Górecki, Grzegorz, Alsarraf, Mustafa, Behnke, Jerzy M

“…Rodents constitute an important part of the diet of many carnivore species. This predator-prey food chain is exploited by helminth parasites, such as cestodes,…”
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