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| OCA1. Surname awarded to the assessed person | Čurlík |
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| OCA2. Name awarded to the assessed person | Ján |
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| OCA3. Degrees awarded to the assessed person | Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
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| OCA4. Hyperlink to the entry of the person in the Register of university staff | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6068 |
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| OCA5. Area of assessment | study programme cynology · I. degree |
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| OCA6. Category of the research/artistic/other output | scientific output |
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| OCA7. Year of publication of the research/artistic/other output | 2025 |
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| OCA8. ID of the record in the Central Registry of Publication Activity (CRPA) or the Central Registry of Artistic Activity (CRAA) | 1457760 |
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| OCA9. Hyperlink to the record in CRPA or CRAA | https://vsk.uvlf.sk/sk/my_pc/ |
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| OCA10. Hyperlink to the record in another publicly accessible register, catalogue of research/ artistic/other outputs | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X25000913 |
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| 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 | ŠVIRLOCHOVÁ, Klaudia Mária - ZUBRÍKOVÁ, Dana - BLAŽEKOVÁ, Veronika - VARGOVÁ, Lucia - ČISOVSKÁ BAZSALOVICSOVÁ, Eva - ČURLÍK, Ján - HEGLASOVÁ, Ivana - VÍCHOVÁ, Bronislava. Exploring the vector potential of Lipoptena cervi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae): first record of Setaria cervi (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) DNA in deer keds. In Current research in parasitology and vector-borne diseases. ISSN 2667-114X, 2025, vol. 8, no., art. no. 100331, p. [1-5]. (2025: 3 - IF, 3.6 - IF 5y, 20 - H-index, 0.953 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1 - Nordic list). Dostupné na internete: . |
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| OCA12. Type of the output (if the output is not registered in CRPA or CRAA) | article |
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| OCA13. Hyperlink to the webpage where the output is available (full text, other documentation, etc.) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X25000913 |
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| OCA14. Characteristics of the author's contribution | The author contributed to the research conceptualization, data collection and analysis, interpretation of the results, and manuscript preparation, and collaborated on formulating its main objectives and scope. |
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| OCA15. Annotation of the output with contextual information concerning the description of creative process and the content of the research/artistic/other activity, etc. | The scientific output was produced as part of the authors’ research activities, focusing on the examination of 83 specimens of Lipoptena spp. collected from red deer and fallow deer in northern and eastern Slovakia, as well as 43 liver samples from red deer for the presence of filarial DNA. Lipoptena cervi (n = 80) and Lipoptena fortisetosa (n = 3) were identified. Genomic DNA from individual ectoparasites was screened by PCR targeting a mitochondrial fragment of the cox1 gene of filarioid nematodes. The study provides the first molecular evidence of S. cervi DNA in L. cervi, suggesting a potential role of deer in transmission at the wildlife livestock vector interface. |
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| OCA16. Annotation of the output in English | Our findings reveal a previously undocumented association between L. cervi and S. cervi. A combination of microscopic or histological examinations with molecular analyses will be essential to determine whether L. cervi serves as a biological vector or represents a mechanical or dead-end host for S. cervi. Although the mechanism of transmission remains unclear, this study highlights the importance of continued surveillance for filarial parasites in both arthropod vectors and their wildlife hosts. |
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| OCA17. List of maximum 5 most significant citations corresponding to the output | Skvarla, M. J., Poh, K. C., Evans, J. R., & Machtinger, E. (2026). Mapping European deer ked (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) abundance across Pennsylvania using traditional and citizen science methods. Journal of medical entomology, 63(3), tjag074.
Švirlochová, K. M., Víchová, B., Syrota, Y., Oboňa, J., Heglasová, I., Vargová, L., ... & Zubriková, D. (2026). Deer keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) as potential vectors of bacterial and protozoan pathogens in Slovakia. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-borne Diseases, 100368. |
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| OCA18. Characteristics of the output's impact on socio-economic practice | The output has a significant potential impact on socio-economic practice, particularly in the fields of veterinary medicine, livestock breeding, and animal health protection. The results obtained provide new insights into the possible role of red deer and ectoparasites of the genus Lipoptena in the circulation of filarial nematodes at the interface between wildlife, livestock, and vectors. The identification of Lipoptena cervi and Lipoptena fortisetosa, and particularly the first molecular evidence of Setaria cervi DNA in L. cervi, expands current knowledge of the epidemiology and potential transmission mechanisms of filarial parasites under the conditions of Slovakia. The results may serve as an expert basis for monitoring the occurrence of parasites and their vectors. |
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| OCA19. Characteristics of the output and related activities' impact on the educational process | The scientific output has significant potential to enhance the quality of the educational process, particularly in the field of veterinary medicine. It provides up-to-date knowledge in the areas of parasitology, veterinary biology, and molecular diagnostics, which can be directly applied in the educational process. The findings of the study enable students to gain a better understanding of parasites, their life cycles, modes of transmission, and the interactions between the host, vector, and environment. The output also provides a practical example of the application of molecular biological methods, particularly PCR and DNA sequencing, in the identification of parasites and their vectors. |
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