Biomedical Research Center SAS
Topic
Agens of rickettsioses and other tick-borne diseases: Perspectives of non-antibiotic therapy
PhD. program
microbiology and virology
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Eva Špitalská, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
Annotation
Rickettsioses are among the oldest known diseases transmitted by vectors. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection. The geographical distribution of rickettsiae is related to their vectors. New cases of rickettsioses and new locations, where the presence of these bacteria is recognized, are still being identified. Antibiotic resistance is a global problem and maybe one day the treatment of tick-borne diseases will not be effective. To know agents, their variability, diagnosis of diseases caused by them, and their treatment in the early stage of acute infection using new nanomaterials are the aims of the study.