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Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology

Government gazzette
200 27/08/1996 & 662 24/05/2000
E-mail
billinis@vet.uth.gr
Webpage
http://www.vet.uth.gr/greek/index.html
Department
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Tel.
+30 24410 66011
Research Categories
Agricultural Sciences
Veterinary Science
Life Sciences
Animal Biology (Zoology)
Animal Microbiology
Animal Parasitology
Virology
Microbiology
Bacteriology
Medical Sciences
Epidemiology

Unit of Virology, Zoonoses and Emerging Diseases receives national and international research projects and trains young scientists to the following research fields: Study of infectious diseases of domestic and wild animals. Study of Evolutionary biology of pathogens. Study of Zoonoses. Detection and identification of emerging pathogens and the study of the pathogenesis. Epidemiological study of infectious diseases of animals. Molecular epidemiology of pathogens. Application of new diagnostic methods. Application of Geographical Information Systems-GIS.

Research Activities

Isolation and molecular characterization of pathogens.

Control of Zoonoses.

Strains bank of animal pathogens.

Surveillance of important animal epidemics.

Development and application of new molecular and serological diagnostic tests.

Identification of the nucleotide sequence of important pathogens.

Identification of sources of significant animal pathogens.

Study of nosological profile in Greece.

Study of the mechanism of evolutionary virology.

Study of the epidemiological role of wild animals in epidemics.

Identification of high-risk areas for the spread of diseases using GIS.

Research Projects

"Integrated surveillance and control programme for West Nile virus and malaria in Greece (MALWEST)" funded by (NSRF) 2007–2013 (114000 Euros).

"Novel Technologies for Surveillance of Emerging and Re–emerging Infections of Wildlife". (Funded by EU. 2009–2013, Contract No: 222633, 700000 Euros).

«Interdisciplinary Investigation and Identification of Rotaviruses, Bartonella henselae and Leishmania sp from Children and Animal Hosts using Novel Technologies: Public Health Importance» (Funded by EU 2007–2013 Contract No: 377266 600000 Euros).

"ESNIP 3 – European surveillance network for influenza in pigs (ESNIP) 3" (Funded by EC, FP7. Contract No: 259949 25000 Euros).

"Thematic network BVDV control" Funded by EU, – Network coordinator, Paul Steinar Valle, Head of Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.

"Molecular characterization and pathogenicity study of Greek PCV2 isolates" (Funded by the Ministry of Education).

"BVDV eradication program in Greek dairy herds" (Funded by the ANIMPEX SA).

"Prevalence of sheep infectious diseases in Thessaly region" (Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture).

Laboratory Infrastructure

Equipment required carrying out serological tests (ELISA, IFA, VNT).

Equipment required for conducting molecular tests (PCR and rt-PCR).

Required equipment for sampling and field studies of wild birds and mammals.

Research Results / Products

Significant Results regarding the role of wild birds in the epidemiology of West Nil virus in Greece.

Development of molecular and protein microarrays as well as Magnetic Beads based assays, for the multiplex diagnosis of important livestock and wildlife diseases (Brucella spp., Tuberculosis, Trrichinellosis, Flaviviruses, Paramyxoviruses etc.)

Personnel
Surname Name Profession-Position Email Phone Number Web-link
Μπιλλίνης
Χαράλαμπος
Διευθυντής
billinis@vet.uth.gr
+30 24410 66011
Γιαννακόπουλος
Αλέξιος
Ερευνητής
alexiosg@yahoo.gr
+30 24410 66030
Τουλούδη
Αντωνία
Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
atoul@vet.uth.gr
+30 24410 66030
Βαλιάκος
Γεώργιος
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής
georgevaliakos@gmail.com
+30 24410 66088
Ιακωβάκης
Χρήστος
Υποψήφιος Διδάκτορας
iacovakis@yahoo.gr
+30 24410 66030
Σώκος
Χρήστος
Υποψήφιος Διδάκτορας
thiramatologos@hotmail.com
+30 24410 66030
Καντερέ
Μαρία
Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
markantere@gmail.com
+30 24410 66030
Τσοκανά
Κωνσταντίνα
Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
nt.tsokani@yahoo.gr
+30 24410 66030
Χατζόπουλος
Δημήτριος
Υποψήφιος Διδάκτορας
vetdchatzop@gmail.com
+30 24410 66030
Ρόδη-Μπουριέλ
Αγγελική
Διευθυντής
aburriel@vet.uth.gr
+30 24410 66088
Λευκαδίτης
Μενέλαος
Διευθυντής
mleuka@vet.uth.gr
+30 24410 66026
Πατσιαούρα
Δήμητρα
ΕΤΕΠ
dimpats@med.uth.gr
+30 24410 66014
Ευαγγελοπούλου
Γραμμάτω
Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
matinavet@hotmail.com
+30 24410 66090
Μπήσιας
Γεώργιος
Υποψήφιος Διδάκτορας
gbisias@yahoo.gr
+30 24410 66090