MVDr. Barbora Fecková
(+420)728421938
barborafeckova.vet@gmail.com
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- General information
- Current affilliations
- Research interests
- Selected publications
- Contribution
- Research activities
- Publications
General information
Research interests and areas of expertise
Veterinary parasitology, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, cetacean lungworms
Selected publications
Červená, B., Modrý, D., Fecková, B., Hrazdilová, K., Foronda, P., Alonso, A. M., ... & Šlapeta, J. (2019). Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next-generation sequencing. Parasites & vectors, 12(1), 1-13.
Modrý, D., Fecková, B., Putnová, B., Manalo, S. M., & Otranto, D. (2021). Alternative pathways in Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Metastrongyloidea: Angiostrongylidae) transmission. Parasitology, 148(2), 167-173.
Fecková, B., Djoehana, P., Putnová, B., Valašťanová, M., Petríková, M., Knotek, Z., & Modrý, D. (2021). Pathology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in two model avian hosts. Parasitology, 148(2), 174-177."
Contribution to understanding of Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Research activities and projects
Involved as a research assistant in projects:
Project 2020-2023: Development and application of advanced diagnostic tools for human eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation, project DAADTHEMAC, reg. č. SEAEUROPEJFS19IN-053.
Project 2022-2024: Ongoing global invasion of zoonotic parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an assessment of risks of its emergence in Europe. Czech Science Foundation, 22-26136S
Publications
Červená, B., Modrý, D., Fecková, B., Hrazdilová, K., Foronda, P., Alonso, A. M., ... & Šlapeta, J. (2019). Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next-generation sequencing. Parasites & vectors, 12(1), 1-13.
Modrý, D., Fecková, B., Putnová, B., Manalo, S. M., & Otranto, D. (2021). Alternative pathways in Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Metastrongyloidea: Angiostrongylidae) transmission. Parasitology, 148(2), 167-173.
Sears, W. J., Qvarnstrom, Y., Dahlstrom, E., Snook, K., Kaluna, L., Baláž, V., ... & Nutman, T. B. (2021). Acanr3990 qPCR: a novel, highly sensitive, bioinformatically-informed assay to detect Angiostrongylus cantonensis infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(7), e1594-e1600.
Fecková, B., Djoehana, P., Putnová, B., Valašťanová, M., Petríková, M., Knotek, Z., & Modrý, D. (2021). Pathology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in two model avian hosts. Parasitology, 148(2), 174-177."