Račka Karol, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 17.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Račka |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Karol |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1978 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | karol.racka@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/29320 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-5499-8326 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2003 | food hygiene |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 | parasitic diseases of animals |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
assistant professor | University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice | 2018 – 2026 |
head of department | State veterinary institute Jihlava | 2008 – 2017 |
meat hygiene inspector | Eville&Jones | 2007 – 2007 |
postgraduate | University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice | 2003 – 2006 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Parasitology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protected animal species | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Diseases of pigs II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of pigs II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of ruminants II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Contagious diseases | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases – Zoonoses | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases – Zoonoses | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases – Zoonoses | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases – Zoonoses | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 0 | 21 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Infectious and parasitic diseases in food-producing animals | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Infectious and parasitic diseases in food-producing animals | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Infectious and parasitic diseases in food-producing animals | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Infectious and parasitic diseases in food-producing animals | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology I. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology II. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses, WOAH listed diseases and one health | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases of dogs | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases of dogs | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases of dogs | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitic diseases of dogs | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology I. | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology II. | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protected animal species | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Health management of companion animals | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Health management of companion animals | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Infectious and parasitic diseases of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses, WOAH listed diseases and one health | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Infectious and parasitic diseases of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Parasitology II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoonoses, WOAH listed diseases and one health | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding interests | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding interests | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 34 | 17 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 12 | 6 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 141 | 102 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 140 | 102 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | — | — |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - JURÁNKOVÁ, Jana - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - KUCHAROVIČOVÁ, Ivana - ŠIMEK, Bronislav - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica. Fatal toxoplasmosis in wild European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in tularaemia endemic areas of the Czech Republic: Poses risk of infection for humans? In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2021. ISSN 1865-1674, Vol. 68, no. 4 (2021), p. 1774-1778. (2021: 4.521 - IF, 70 - H-index, 4.529 - IF 5y, 0.953 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.828 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - KOBÉDOVÁ, Kateřina - BUDÍKOVÁ, Marie - RAČKA, Karol. Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in farm-reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) in the Czech Republic. In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 2021. ISSN 0168-1605, Vol. 356, no. (2021), art. no. 109333, p. [1-4]. (2021: 5.911 - IF, 199 - H-index, 5.92 - IF 5y, 0.997 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.801 - ABDC). |
| 3. | BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - MARKOVÁ, Jiřina - SEDLÁČKOVÁ, Jana - BANĎOUCHOVÁ, Hana - RAČKA, Karol. Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid bats from Central Europe. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 24, no. 12 (2023), art. no. 9887, p. [1-8]. (2023: 4.9 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.179 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.055 - ABDC). |
| 4. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - PLAULT, Nicolas - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica - CAMACHO, Gerrie - MERCIER, Aurelién - HALAJIAN, Ali. First detection of Toxoplasma gondii Africa 4 lineage in a population of carnivores from South Africa. In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2024. ISSN 2235-2988, Vol. 14, no. (2024), art. no. 1274577, p. [1-6]. (2024: 4.8 - IF, 136 - H-index, 5.5 - IF 5y, 1.393 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.26 - ABDC). |
| 5. | RAČKA, Karol - PAVLOVÁ, Alica - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - SEDLÁK, Kamil - BELÁK, Michal - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica. Detection of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in animals from three zoos in Slovakia. In: Veterinary parasitology: regional studies and reports. 2023. ISSN 2405-9390, Vol. 40, no. (2023), art. no. 100855, p. [1-4]. (2023: 1.4 - IF, 1.5 - IF 5y, 0.472 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.353 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - JURÁNKOVÁ, Jana - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - KUCHAROVIČOVÁ, Ivana - ŠIMEK, Bronislav - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica. Fatal toxoplasmosis in wild European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in tularaemia endemic areas of the Czech Republic: Poses risk of infection for humans? In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2021. ISSN 1865-1674, Vol. 68, no. 4 (2021), p. 1774-1778. (2021: 4.521 - IF, 70 - H-index, 4.529 - IF 5y, 0.953 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.828 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - KOBÉDOVÁ, Kateřina - BUDÍKOVÁ, Marie - RAČKA, Karol. Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in farm-reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) in the Czech Republic. In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 2021. ISSN 0168-1605, Vol. 356, no. (2021), art. no. 109333, p. [1-4]. (2021: 5.911 - IF, 199 - H-index, 5.92 - IF 5y, 0.997 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.801 - ABDC). |
| 3. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - PLAULT, Nicolas - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica - CAMACHO, Gerrie - MERCIER, Aurelién - HALAJIAN, Ali. First detection of Toxoplasma gondii Africa 4 lineage in a population of carnivores from South Africa. In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2024. ISSN 2235-2988, Vol. 14, no. (2024), art. no. 1274577, p. [1-6]. (2024: 4.8 - IF, 136 - H-index, 5.5 - IF 5y, 1.393 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.26 - ABDC). |
| 4. | BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - MARKOVÁ, Jiřina - SEDLÁČKOVÁ, Jana - BANĎOUCHOVÁ, Hana - RAČKA, Karol. Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid bats from Central Europe. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 24, no. 12 (2023), art. no. 9887, p. [1-8]. (2023: 4.9 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.179 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.055 - ABDC). |
| 5. | RAČKA, Karol - PAVLOVÁ, Alica - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - SEDLÁK, Kamil - BELÁK, Michal - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica. Detection of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in animals from three zoos in Slovakia. In: Veterinary parasitology: regional studies and reports. 2023. ISSN 2405-9390, Vol. 40, no. (2023), art. no. 100855, p. [1-4]. (2023: 1.4 - IF, 1.5 - IF 5y, 0.472 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.353 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - JURÁNKOVÁ, Jana - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - KUCHAROVIČOVÁ, Ivana - ŠIMEK, Bronislav - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica. Fatal toxoplasmosis in wild European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in tularaemia endemic areas of the Czech Republic: Poses risk of infection for humans? In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2021. ISSN 1865-1674, Vol. 68, no. 4 (2021), p. 1774-1778. (2021: 4.521 - IF, 70 - H-index, 4.529 - IF 5y, 0.953 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.828 - ABDC). [1] ALMERIA, Sonia - MURATA, Fernando H.A. - CERQUEIRA-CÉZAR, Camila K. - KWOK, Oliver C.H. - SHIPLEY, Alicia - DUBEY, Jitender P. Epidemiological and public health significance of toxoplasma gondii infection in wild rabbits and hares: 2010–2020. In Microorganisms, 2021-03-01, 9, 3, pp. 1-12. |
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| 2. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - PLAULT, Nicolas - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica - CAMACHO, Gerrie - MERCIER, Aurelién - HALAJIAN, Ali. First detection of Toxoplasma gondii Africa 4 lineage in a population of carnivores from South Africa. In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2024. ISSN 2235-2988, Vol. 14, no. (2024), art. no. 1274577, p. [1-6]. (2024: 4.8 - IF, 136 - H-index, 5.5 - IF 5y, 1.393 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.26 - ABDC). [1] OGOLA, Henry Joseph Oduor - IJOMA, Grace Nkechinyere - EDOKPAYI, Joshua Nosa. Exploring the dichotomy: Shotgun metagenomics reveals diversity of beneficial and pathogenic protist community in arid wetlands of northeastern South Africa. In Science of the Total Environment, 2024-10-10, 946, pp. ISSN 00489697. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174306. |
| 3. | BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - KOBÉDOVÁ, Kateřina - BUDÍKOVÁ, Marie - RAČKA, Karol. Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in farm-reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) in the Czech Republic. In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 2021. ISSN 0168-1605, Vol. 356, no. (2021), art. no. 109333, p. [1-4]. (2021: 5.911 - IF, 199 - H-index, 5.92 - IF 5y, 0.997 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.801 - ABDC). [1] MARIN-GARCIA, Pablo-Jesus - PLANAS, Nuria - LLOBAT, Lola. Toxoplasma gondii in Foods: Prevalence, Control, and Safety. In FOODS, 2022, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11162542. |
| 4. | RAČKA, Karol - BÁRTOVÁ, Eva - JURÁNKOVÁ, Jana - HAMIDOVIĆ, Azra - KUCHAROVIČOVÁ, Ivana - ŠIMEK, Bronislav - KOČIŠOVÁ, Alica. Fatal toxoplasmosis in wild European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in tularaemia endemic areas of the Czech Republic: Poses risk of infection for humans? In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2021. ISSN 1865-1674, Vol. 68, no. 4 (2021), p. 1774-1778. (2021: 4.521 - IF, 70 - H-index, 4.529 - IF 5y, 0.953 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.828 - ABDC). [1] ARIAS-PACHECO, Carmen - PERIN, Patricia Parreira - DE OLIVEIRA ANDRADE, Lívia - GOMES, Jonathan Silvestre - OLIVEIRA, Wilson Junior - MENDONÇA, Talita Oliveira - DE OLIVEIRA ZOLLA, Natália - CAVALLIERI, Ana Carolina - DA SILVA, Douglas Aparecido - CASTILHO, Pablo Menegon - DE BARROS, Luiz Daniel - GARCIA, João Luis - LUX HOPPE, Estevam G. Toxoplasma gondii infection in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Brazil. In Parasitology Research, 2024-05-01, 123, 5, pp. ISSN 09320113. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08248-4. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0043/19 – Study of Ecology and Epidemiological Role of Blood-Sucking True Flies (DIPTERA) in the Spread of Causative Agents of Zoonoses and Parasitoses in the Climatically Changing Slovakia.. Project period: 2019–2022. |
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| 2. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0709/23 – The One Health approach to parasitic infections with zoonotic potential. Project period: 2023–2026. |
| 3. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 009UVLF-4/2018 – Technical equipment modernization of parasitological laboratory and creation of permanent preparation and study materials for e-learning. Project period: 2018–2020. |
| 4. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0793/25 – Invasive species of mosquitoes and midges in Slovakia and the risks associated with them for public health and animal health. Project period: 2025–2028. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
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VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
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IX. Other relevant facts
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