Dr. Pavle Banović
Pasteur Institute Novi Sad
Medical faculty Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad
Networks:
Twitter: @BanovicPavle
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pavle-Banovic
Topic of interest: Ticks and tick-borne diseases, rabies, pathogen isolation, diagnostics of emerging diseases, clinical microbiology
Contribution to BAVBD:
My research is focused on zoonotic diseases (isolation of intracellular pathogens, molecular diagnostics and serological testing). I am interested in research of emerging pathogens and diseases they cause in humans, as well as research of tolls for disease prevention (identification of risk populations and vaccine testing).
Our laboratory is able to provide consultation and support in diagnostic protocols on various tick-borne diseases, including tick morphological analysis.
Relevant references:
1. Banović P, Díaz-Sánchez AA, Foucault-Simonin A, Mateos-Hernandez L, Wu-Chuang A, Galon C, Simin V, Mijatović D, Bogdan I, Corona-González B, Báez LC, Kulisz J, Woźniak A, Zając Z, Obregón D, Moutailler S, Cabezas-Cruz A. Emerging tick-borne spotted fever group rickettsioses in the Balkans. Infect Genet Evol. 2023 Jan;107:105400. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105400. Epub 2022 Dec 28. PMID: 36586459.
2. Banović P, Mijatović D, Bogdan I, Simin V, Meletis E, Kostoulas P, Resman Rus K, Knap N, Korva M, Avšič- Županc T, Cabezas-Cruz A. Evidence of tick-borne encephalitis virus neutralizing antibodies in Serbian individuals exposed to tick bites. Front Microbiol. 2023 Dec 12;14:1314538. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1314538. PMID: 38156013; PMCID: PMC10754514.
3. Jakimovski D, Mateska S, Simin V, Bogdan I, Mijatović D, Estrada-Peña A, Mateos-Hernández L, Foucault-Simonin A, Moutailler S, Cabezas-Cruz A, Banović P. Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, North Macedonia, June 2022. Euro Surveill. 2022 Oct;27(42):2200735. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.42.2200735. PMID: 36268740; PMCID: PMC9585876.
4. Popović Dragonjić L, Vrbić M, Tasić A, Simin V, Bogdan I, Mijatović D, Cabezas-Cruz A, Banović P. Fatal Case of Imported Tick-Borne Encephalitis in South Serbia. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Dec 13;7(12):434. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7120434. PMID: 36548689; PMCID: PMC9784870.