ADD/V3 Retrospective review and current knowledge on the occurrence of West Nile virus in mosquito vectors, reservoirs and hosts in Slovakia (Central Europe) Korytár Ľ., Peňazziová K., Pistl J., Tichá E., Čabanová V., Csank T. In Acta Virologica, 2020, Roč. 64, č. 2, s. 187-200

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OCA1. Surname awarded to the assessed person	Korytár
OCA2. Name awarded to the assessed person	Ľuboš
OCA3. Degrees awarded to the assessed person	Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
OCA4. Hyperlink to the entry of the person in the Register of university staff	https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20446
OCA5. Area of assessment	study programme infectious diseases of animals · III. degree
OCA6. Category of the research/artistic/other output	scientific output
OCA7. Year of publication of the research/artistic/other output	2020
OCA8. ID of the record in the Central Registry of Publication Activity (CRPA) or the Central Registry of Artistic Activity (CRAA)	193181
OCA9. Hyperlink to the record in CRPA or CRAA	https://app.crepc.sk/?fn=detailBiblioForm&sid=A68C5B864BF790E45C9C8CF7B6
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OCA10. Hyperlink to the record in another publicly accessible register, catalogue of research/ artistic/other outputs	https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000565560800008
OCA11. Characteristics of the output in the format of the CRPA or the CRAA bibliographic record, if the output is not available in a publicly accessible register or catalogue of outputs	ADD/V3 Retrospective review and current knowledge on the occurrence of West Nile virus in mosquito vectors, reservoirs and hosts in Slovakia (Central Europe) Korytár Ľ., Peňazziová K., Pistl J., Tichá E., Čabanová V., Csank T. In Acta Virologica, 2020, Roč. 64, č. 2, s. 187-200
OCA12. Type of the output (if the output is not registered in CRPA or CRAA)	article
OCA13. Hyperlink to the webpage where the output is available (full text, other documentation, etc.)	http://www.elis.sk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=6662&category_id=163&option=com_virtuemart&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1
OCA14. Characteristics of the author's contribution	Analysis of scientific data, preparation and editing of the manuscript, revision.
OCA15. Annotation of the output with contextual information concerning the description of creative process and the content of the research/artistic/other activity, etc.	West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus (genus Flavivirus) that poses a medical and veterinary public health problem. Birds are the most important reservoirs. Mosquitoes of the genus Culicine transmit WNV to vertebrate hosts (including horses and humans) and migratory birds are involved in long-distance transmission. Slovakia is geographically located at the crossroads of migration routes linking southern Europe and Africa with breeding sites in western, northern, central and eastern Europe and Siberia. This review summarises the historical and current knowledge of WNV in Slovakia over a period of more than fifty years. Five European species of mosquitoes capable of transmitting WNV occur in Slovakia. Based on recent research results, the main role in WNV transmission is attributed to mosquitoes of the genus Culex, which are also the most numerous species. Virus isolates from birds that have succumbed to WNV infection are genetically close to Central European strains. Historical and recent results indicate that WNV has been circulating in vector, reservoir and host populations for decades. Although epidemics of West Nile fever have not yet been reported in Slovakia, virus isolation, molecular detection and serological findings in reservoirs and hosts confirm that sporadic cases do occur. In addition, the first autochthonous human case may indicate favourable conditions for WNV transmission to humans. Climatic changes and rainfall anomalies may contribute to an increase in vector abundance and thus increase the likelihood of WNV epidemics. This review highlights the urgent need for a nationwide surveillance programme targeting WNV vectors and reservoirs in the country.
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OCA16. Annotation of the output in English	West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus (the genus Flavivirus) representing a medical and veterinary public health concern. Birds are the most important reservoirs. Culicine mosquitoes transmit WNV to vertebrate hosts (including horses and humans) and migratory birds play role in its long-distance transport. Slovakia is geographically localised at the crossroad of migration routes connecting South Europe and Africa with breeding localities in the Western, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and Siberia. This review summarizes historical and present knowledge on WNV in Slovakia during a period of more than fifty years. Five European mosquito species capable to transmit WNV are native in Slovakia. Based on recent research results, the major role in the WNV transmission is attributed to Culex mosquitoes, which are also the most abundant species. Virus isolates from birds that succumbed to WNV infection are genetically close to Central European strains. Historical and recent results point out, that WNV circulates in the population of vectors, reservoirs and hosts for decades. Although West Nile fever epidemics in Slovakia were not reported yet, virus isolation, molecular detection and serological findings in reservoirs and hosts confirm that sporadic cases occur. Furthermore, the first autochthonous human case may indicate favourable conditions for WNV transmission to humans. The climate change and precipitation anomalies may favour to increase vector abundance, hence increase the chance of WNV epidemics. This review highlights an urgent need of a countrywide surveillance program aimed on the WNV occurrence in vectors and reservoirs in Slovakia.
OCA17. List of maximum 5 most significant citations corresponding to the output	Kouroupis, D., Charisi, K., Pyrpasopoulou, A. The Ongoing Epidemic of West Nile Virus in Greece: The Contribution of Biological Vectors and Reservoirs and the Importance of Climate and Socioeconomic Factors Revisited (2023) Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8 (9), art. no. 453, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85172169749&doi=10.3390%2ftropicalmed8090453&partnerID=40&md5=282fb67b6fdc136a6cdbb425de67a965 OBONA, J. - KANASOVA, K. - MICHALKO, M. - MANKO, P. The Mosquitoes of Prešov Town (Slovakia) – a pilot study. In Acta Musei Silesiae. Scientiae Naturales. ISSN 2336-3193, 2020, vol. 69, no. , p. 249-257.; Myczko, Ł., Kurek, P., Tryjanowski, P., Wiatrowska, B., Jankowiak, Ł., Mielczarek, Ł., Sienkiewicz, P., Rutkowski, T. and Ondrejková, A. (2021), Where to overwinter: burrows of medium-sized carnivores as winter places for invertebrates in temperate environment. Ecol Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13062 Mihalcin, M. The risk of insect-borne diseases transmission in the Czech republic and Slovakia [Rizika prenosu nemocí hmyzem na územíCeska a Slovenska] (2021) Casopis Lekaru Ceskych, 160 (2-3), pp. 81-87. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85108307223&partnerID=40&md5=f3565e4fc25d9a5356875e9b1d8308b3
OCA18. Characteristics of the output's impact on socio-economic practice	WNV is one of the most distributed arboviruses with public health significance from medical and from veterinary point of view. This article summarizes historical and present knowledge on WNV in Slovakia during a period of more than fifty years. Results of research point out, that WNV is endemic in Slovakia and circulates between its natural vectors – mosquitoes and hosts – birds, horses and humans for decades. Although epidemics of West Nile fever in Slovakia were not reported yet, virus isolation, molecular detection and serological findings in reservoirs and hosts confirm that sporadic cases occur.
OCA19. Characteristics of the output and related activities' impact on the educational process	This scientific article summarizes the historical and current knowledge about West Nile virus in Slovakia over a period of more than fifty years. It gives a detailed view of the development of knowledge on the spread and circulation of this zoonotic virus in Slovakia in wild animal, domesticated animal and human populations. Impacts and results of the work will be reflected in the teaching of epizootiological subjects.