Division of ParasitologyHead: Dr. V. Shkap
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Name
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Title
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Specialization
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Areas of interest
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Shkap, Varda
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Ph.D.
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Parasitology
Immunology |
Parasite immunology Vaccination
Molecular biology |
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Marcovics, A.
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D.V.M., Ph.D.
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Parasitology Molecular biology
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Control of helminth and protozoan infections
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| Pipano, E. | D.V.M., Ph.D. | Parasitology | Vaccines
Diagnostic techniques Chemotherapy and control of parasitic diseases |
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Samish, M.
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Ph.D
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Veterinary and medical entomology
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Ticks, acarology, poultry pests
Poultry house beetles and their control Arthropods as vectors of animal diseases
Arthropod physiology Biological control
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| Braverman, Y. | Ph.D | Veterinary and medical entomology |
Vector biology toxicology and vector borne
diseases of farm animals Specializaiton on Culicoides, mosquitoes
and houseflies.
Control and repellency of German yellow
jackets nibbling cow teats
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Krigel, Y.
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D.V.M.
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Parasitology
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Control of tick-borne diseases
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Leibovitz, B.
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D.V.M.
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Parasitology
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Control of tick-borne diseases
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Savitsky, I.
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Ph.D
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Parasitology
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Serodiagnosis of protozoan diseases
Humoral and cellular immunology
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Alekseev, E.
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D.V.M.
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Medical and veterinary entomology
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Arthropod taxonomy
Breeding of ticks - vectors of disease Pesticide registration |
| Leszkowicz, M. | D.V.M. | Parasitology | Control of tick-borne diseases |
| Fish, Lea | M.Sc. | Parasitology | Cultivation of protozoa |
| Molad, Thea | M.Sc. | Virology
Parasitology Molecular Biology |
Molecular diagnosis
Vaccination with genetically engineered immunogens |
| Tarchanov, M. | M.Sc. | Microbiology
Molecular Biology |
Molecular diagnosis
Vaccination with genetically engineered immunogens |
| Ginzburg, A. | M.Sc. | Entomology | Vector biology
Vector borne diseases |
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Project No.
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Title
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Investigators
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BARD
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Control of bovine anaplasmosis: cytokine enhancement
of vaccine efficacy
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Palmer, G., Shkap, V., Pipano, E., Brown,
W., Knowles, D.
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BARD
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Vaccine development for bovine neosporosis:
identification of T-cell antigens
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Bazler., T., Pipano, E., Shkap, V.,
Palmer, G., Brown, W., Perl, S.
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CDR
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The use of T lymphocytes to identify vaccine
antigens against heartwater
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Shkap, V., Allsopp, B., Brown, W.
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| Application of PCR to differentiate infection with Anaplasma centrale from A.marginale | Shkap, V., Molad, T., Fish, L., Krigel, Y., Leibovitz, B., Savitsky, I. Pipano, E. | |
| Boosting of immunity against babesiosis by revaccination | Shkap, V., Pipano, E., Fish, L., Leibovitz, B., Krigel, Y., Savitsky, I. | |
| Bovine theileriosis. Outbreaks in vaccinated cattle with special reference to reinforcement of immunity | Pipano, E., Shkap, V., Krigel, Y., Fish, L.,Leibovitz, B., Savitsky, I. | |
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Bovine neosporosis with special reference
to abortion
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Pipano, E., Shkap, V., Savitsky, I.
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Evaluation of a recombinant tick-derived vaccine
agasint the cattle tick Boophilus annulatus
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Pipano, E., Gelker, F., Alekseev, E., Shkap,
V., Samish, M.
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Efficacy of amprolium against ovine coccidiosis
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Markovics, A., Rappoport, E.
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Prevalence and control of Spirocerca lupi
in dogs
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Lavy, E., Markovics, A., Harush, S.
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal infestations
in wild carnivores
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Markovics, A., Yakobson, B., King, R.
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Evaluaiton of Oramec bolus against
gastrointestinal and lung nematode infestation in sheep.
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Markovics, A.
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Effect of aminozidine suphate on cryptosporidial
infection in calves
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Greenberg, A., Markovics, A.
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| Distribution of ticks transmitting tick-borne diseases | Alekseev, E., Shkap, V., Fish, L., Molad, T., Pipano, E., Leibovitz, B., Krigel, Y. | |
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Biocidal, repellency and attractancy effects
of essential oils on horseflies and mosquitoes
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Braverman, Y., Chizov-Ginzburg, A.
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| Biocidal, repellency and attractancy effects of essential oils on horseflies, mosquitoes, cattle lice and biting midges | Braverman, Y., Chizov-Ginzburg, A. | |
| Damages caused by beetles to insulation materials in poultry houses | Samish, M., Navaro, S., Donahei, E. | |
| Beetles as vectors of poultry diseases | Samish, M., Navaro, S., Finkelman, S. | |
| Repellents and attractants of the lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus | Samish, M., Navaro, S., Gindin, G., Chaklai, N. | |
| Tick control with entomopathogenic nematodes | Samish, M., Gindin, G., Zangi, G., Glazer, I. | |
| CDR | Entomopathogenic nematodes as biological control agents of ticks | Samish, M., Kocan, M.K., Glazer, I., Alekseev, E. |
