MVDr. Kristína Mravcová Ph.D.

Position post-doc
Direction zoonotic helminths, vector biology

Publications and Applied outputs

2026

Sak B, Fibigerová M, Mravcová K, Holubová N, Šikutová S, Fenclova J, Kváč M, Rudolf I (2026). Dermacentor reticulatus as a vector of microsporidian infections: A cross-sectional analysis in the Czech Republic. New Microbes and New Infections, 101686.
Sak B, Fibigerová M, Mravcová K, Holubová N, Šikutová S, Fenclova J, Bell-Sakyi L, Kváč M, Rudolf I (2026). Propagation of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in tick cell lines supports the plausibility of possible tick-mediated transmission of this microsporidian. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 102578.
Šikutová S, Mravcová K, Mendel J, Šebesta O, Sak B, Holubová N, Kváč M, McKee C, Adler PH, Otranto D, Rudolf I (2026). Molecular screening of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) for vector-borne zoonotic pathogens, South Moravia, Czech Republic. Zoonoses and Public Health.

2025

Rudolf I, Kejíková R, Kosoy M, Hubálek Z, Mravcová K, Šikutová S, Whatmore AM, Al Dahouk S (2025). Brucella microti and rodent-borne brucellosis: a neglected public health threat.. Zoonoses and Public Health.

2024

Holubová N, Zikmundova V, Kicia M, Zajaczkowska Z, Rajský M, Konečný R, Rost M, Mravcová K, Sak B, Kváč M (2024). Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp., Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in feral and captive pigeons in Central Europe. Parasitology Research, 158.
Mravcová K, Zadražilová S, Vlčková I, Orlíková H, Malý M, Kynčl J, Mendel J, Hubálek Z, Šikutová S, Rudolf I (2024). Occurrence of Francicella tularensis subsp. holarctica in haematophagous arthropods in the Breclav district in 2022. Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie, 73: 147-152.
Rudolf I, Mravcová K, Šikutová S (2024). West Nile virus and its growing epidemiological importance in Central Europe. Vakcinologie, 18: 122-128.
Sak B, Fibigerová M, Mravcová K, Holubová N, Šikutová S, Fenclová D, Kváč M, Rudolf I (2024). Tick-borne microsporidiosis: ticks as a neglected source of human microsporidian infections?. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 2384472.
Šebesta O, Janouch M, Mravcová K, Šikutová S, Rudolf I (2024). The overwintering of the invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus in the Czech Republic as a prerequisite for its establishment. Hygiena.
Šikutová S, Mendel J, Mravcová K, Kejíková R, Hubálek Z, Kampen H, Rudolf I (2024). Detection of Usutu virus in a house martin bug Oeciacus hirundinis (Hemiptera: Cimicidae): implications for virus overwintering in a temperate zone. Parasitology Research, 304.
Šikutová S, Šebesta O, Mravcová K, Rudolf I (2024). Surveillance of invasive mosquito species with a focus on Aedes albopictus using ovitraps. Approved Methodology MZDR 8472/2024-3/VVD.
Šikutová S, Šebesta O, Vojtíšek J, Mravcová K, Rudolf I (2024). Simplified photokey for the identification of medically important mosquitoes in the Czech Republic. Approved Methodology MZDR 8472/2024-2/VVD.

2023

Mravcová K, Camp JV, Hubálek Z, Šikutová S, Vaux AGC, Medlock JM, Rudolf I (2023). Ťahyňa virus—A widespread, but neglected mosquito-borne virus in Europe. Zoonoses and Public Health.

2022

Kačírová J, Sondorová M, Šurín Hudáková N, Lipták T, Maďari A, Mravcová K, Fecskeová LK, Mucha R, Maďar M (2022). Effect of spiramycin and metronidazole on canine dental biofilm bacteria. Acta veterinaria Brno.