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Developing a novel diagnostic tool for human eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Prof. MVDr. David Modrý, Ph.D.

Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

modrydav@gmail.com

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General information

Research interests and areas of expertise

Wildlife parasitology, zoonoses, emerging infectious diseases, One Health

Selected publications

Becvar T., Vojtkova B., Siriyasatien P., Votypka J., Modrý D., Jahn P., Bates P., Carpenter S., Volf P., Sadlova J. 2021: Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). PLoS Pathogens 17: e1009654.

Majerová K., Gutiérrez R., Fonville M., Hönig V., Papežík P., Hofmannová L., Lesiczka P.M., Nachum-Biala Y., Růžek D., Sprong H., Harrus S., Modrý D., Votýpka J. 2021: Hedgehogs and squirrels as hosts of zoonotic Bartonella species. Pathogens 10: 686.

Modrý, D., Hofmannová, L., Papežík, P., Majerová, K., Votýpka, J., Hönig, V., ... & Hrazdilová, K. (2021). Hepatozoon in Eurasian red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris, its taxonomic identity, and phylogenetic placement. Parasitology Research, 1-5.

Barelli, C., Donati, C., Albanese, D., Pafčo, B., Modrý, D., Rovero, F., & Hauffe, H. C. (2021). Interactions between parasitic helminths and gut microbiota in wild tropical primates from intact and fragmented habitats. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-10.

Fuehrer, H.-P.; Morelli, S.; Unterköfler, M.S.; Bajer, A.; Bakran-Lebl, K.; Dwuz˙nik-Szarek, D.; Farkas, R.; Grandi, G.; Heddergott, M.; Jokelainen, P.; et al. Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum: Current Risk of Spreading in Central and Northern Europe. Pathogens 2021, 10, 1268. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10101268

Pafco, B., Kreisinger, J., Cizkova, D., Psenkova-Profousova, I., Shutt-Phillips, K., Todd, A., Fuh, T., Petrzelkova, K. J. and Modry, D. (2019). Genetic diversity of primate strongylid nematodes: Do sympatric nonhuman primates and humans share their strongylid worms? MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 28, 4786–4797. doi: 10.1111/mec.15257.

Mapua, M. I., Fuehrer, H.-P., Petrzelkova, K. J., Todd, A., Noedl, H., Qablan, M. A. and Modry, D. (2018). Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in Western Lowland Gorillas and Humans, Central African Republic. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 24, 1581–1583. doi: 10.3201/eid2408.180010.

Votypka, J., Pafco, B., Modry, D., Mbohli, D., Tagg, N. and Petrzelkova, K. J. (2018). An unexpected diversity of trypanosomatids in fecal samples of great apes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE 7, 322–325. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.09.003.

Capelli, G., Genchi, C., Baneth, G., Bourdeau, P., Brianti, E., Cardoso, L., Danesi, P., Fuehrer, H.-P., Giannelli, A., Ionica, A. M., Maia, C., Modry, D., Montarsi, F., Kruecken, J., Papadopoulos, E., Petric, D., Pfeffer, M., Savic, S., Otranto, D., Poppert, S. and Silaghi, C. (2018). Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe. PARASITES & VECTORS 11,. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3205-x.

Modry, D., Beck, R., Hrazdilova, K. and Baneth, G. (2017). A Review of Methods for Detection of Hepatozoon Infection in Carnivores and Arthropod Vectors. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 17, 66–72. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2016.1963."

Contribution to understanding of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Research activities and projects

Ongoing invasion of A. cantonensis into island ecosystems

A.cantonensis in Europe and surrounding areas

Experimental A.cantonensis life cycle, maintaninace of the parasite in laboratory life cycle

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

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: 174–177

Modrý D., Fecková .B, Putnová B., Manalo S.M., Otranto D. 2021: Alternative pathways in Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Metastrongyloidea: Angiostrongylidae) transmission. Parasitology 148:167-173.

Morgan, E. R., Modry, D., Paredes-Esquivel, C., Foronda, P., & Traversa, D. (2021). Angiostrongylosis in Animals and Humans in Europe. Pathogens, 10(10), 1236.

Červená, B., Modry, D., Feckova, B., Hrazdilova, K., Foronda, P., Martin Alonso, A., Lee, R., Walker, J., Niebuhr, C. N., Malik, R. and Slapeta, 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,. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3491-y.

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