Vit Dvorak
Experienced Researcher – WP leader (WP3)
Fieldwork experience
Sand fly, Leishmania and reservoir host investigation in foci of leishmaniases in Israel, Tunisia, Turkey, and Ethiopia, sand fly surveillance in Balkan countries, Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), Cyprus and Greece, mapping northern limits of sand fly distribution in Slovakia and Austria
Research Interests
Vector biology, parasite-vector-host relationships, Leishmania-sand fly interaction, epidemiology of leishmaniases, molecular taxonomy and ecology of sand flies.