Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Cvetkovikj

Department of parasitology and parasitic diseases

Faculty of veterinary medicine

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Skopje, North Macedonia

Topic of interest: Diagnostics and Laboratory research (veterinary)

BAVBD contribution:

Vector entomology of the most important vector groups significant for human and veterinary medicine (mosquitoes, sand flies, culicoides biting midges and ticks) and vector- borne disease diagnostics.

Relevant references:

1.     Naida Kapo, Ivana Zuber Bogdanović, Ema Gagović, Marina Žekić, Gorana Veinović, Ratko Sukara, Darko Mihaljica, Bojan Adžić, Përparim Kadriaj, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Igor Djadjovski, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Enkelejda Velo, Sara Savić, Snežana Tomanović, Jasmin Omeragić, Relja Beck, Adnan Hodžić (2024) Ixodid ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens of the Western Balkans. Parasites & Vectors 17:45.

2.     Ivana Shikoska, Igor Djadjovski, Kiril Krstevski, Zagorka Popova Hristovska, Aleksandar Janevski, Ljubica Rashikj, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Iskra Cvetkovikj (2023) First report of Bartonella henselae infection in a cat in North Macedonia. Macedonian Veterinary Review 46 (2): 207-213.

3.     Betim Xhekaj, Ina Hoxha, Katharina Platzgummer, Edwin Kniha, JuliaWalochnik, Kurtesh Sherifi, Agim Rexhepi, Behlul Behluli, Vit Dvoˇrák , Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Wolfgang Poeppl, Jovana Stefanovska, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj (2023) First Detection and Molecular Analysis of Leishmania infantum DNA in Sand Flies of Kosovo. Pathogens 12 (10), 1190.

4.     Igor Pajovic, Mihaela Kavran, Kristina Atanasova, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj (2023) Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera: Culicidae) Overwintering in Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 75 (1):97-101.

5.     Betim Xhekaj, Jovana Stefanovska, Kurtesh Sherifi, Agim Rexhepi, Bejo Bizhga, Ljubica Rashikj, Martin Nikolovski, Edwin Kniha, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj (2023) Seroprevalence of canine leishmaniosis in asymptomatic dogs in Kosovo. Parasitology Research 122:607-614.

6.     Enkelejda Velo, Fabrizio Balestrino, Përparim Kadriaj, Danilo Oliveira Carvalho, Ahmadou Dicko, Romeo Bellini, Arianna Puggioli, Dusan Petrić, Antonios Michaelakis, Francis Schaffner, David Almenar, Igor Pajovic, Alfred Beqirllari, Migel Ali, Gjergji Sino, Elton Rogozi, Vjola Jani, Adelina Nikolla, Tanja Porja, Thanas Goga, Elena Fălcuă, Mihaela Kavran, Dubravka Pudar, Ognyan Mikov, Nadya Ivanova-Aleksandrova, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Muhammet Mustafa Akıner, Rados Mikovic, Lindita Tafaj, Silva Bino, Jeremy Bouyer Wadaka Mamai (2022) A Mark-Release-Recapture Study to Estimate Field Performance of Imported Radio-Sterilized Male Aedes albopictus in Albania. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10:833698.

7.     Suzana Tasić-Otašević, Sara Savić, Maja Jurhar-Pavlova, Jovana Stefanovska, Marko Stalević, Aleksandra Ignjatović, Marina Ranđelović, Bojan Gajić, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Simona Gabrielli (2022) Molecular Survey of Dirofilaria and Leishmania Species in Dogs from Central Balkan. Animals 12 (7), 911.

8.     Nazli Ayhan, Bulent Alten, Vladimir Ivovic, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Jovana Stefanovska, Franjo Martinkovic, Geraldine Piorkowski, Gregory Moureau, Ernest A. Gould, John H.-O. Pettersson, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi N. Charrel (2021) Field surveys in Croatia and North Macedonia reveal two novel phleboviruses circulating in sandflies. Journal of General Virology 102 (11).

9.     Vit Dvorak, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Vladimir Ivovic, Ognyan Mikov, Jovana Stefanovska, Franjo Martinkovic, Jasmin Omeragic, Igor Pajovic, Devrim Baymak, Gizem Oguz, Kristyna Hlavackova, Marketa Gresova, Filiz Gunay, Slavica Vaselek, Nazli Ayhan, Tereza Lestinova, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Darinka Klaric Soldo, Ivelina Katerinova, Simona Tchakarova, Ayda Yılmaz, Begum Karaoglu, Jose Risueno Iranzo, Perparim Kadriaj, Enkelejda Velo, Yusuf Ozbel, Dusan Petric, Petr Volf, Bulent Alten (2020) Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in eight Balkan countries: historical review and region-wide entomological survey. Parasites & Vectors 13:573.

10.  Thomas Balenghien, Neil Alexander , Auður Lilja Arnþórsdóttir, Marina Bisia, Alison Blackwell, René Bødker, Maria Bourquia, Sofia Boutsini, Simon Carpenter, Claire Colenutt, Lorna Culverwell, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Lenuța Dascălu, Nick De Regge, Sofie Dhollander, Armin Elbers, Marion England, Serhii Filatov, Claire Garros, Maria Goffredo, Nabil Haddad, Toke Thomas Høye, Doru Hristescu, Khalid Khallaayoune, Alica Kočišová, Magdalena Larska, Javier Lucientes, Bruno Mathieu, Miguel Angel Miranda, Archie Murchie, Cristina Nițescu, Zanda Ozoliņa, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca, Dušan Petrić, Dubravka Pudar, David Ramilo, Jane Richardson, Zanda Seglina, Soufien Sghaier, Jovana Stefanovska, Despoina Stougiou, Ståle Sviland, Simona Tchakarova, Wim Van Bortel, Marta Verdun Castello, Eva Veronesi, Veerle Versteirt, William G.R. Wint (2020) VectorNet Data Series 3: Culicoides Abundance Distribution Models for Europe and Surrounding Regions. Open Health Data, 7: 2.

11.  Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Igor Djadjovski, Kiril Krstevski, Zagorka Popova, Ljubica Rashikj, Kristina Atanasova, Iskra Cvetkovikj, Jovana Stefanovska (2020) New records of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in North Macedonia. Macedonian Veterinary Review 43 (2): 125-129.

12.  Antoine Mignotte, Claire Garros, Laetitia Gardès, Thomas Balenghien, Maxime Duhayon, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Laura Tabourin, Léa Poujol, Bruno Mathieu, Adolfo Ibañez-Justicia, Ahmet Deniz, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Bethan V. Purse, David W. Ramilo, Despoina Stougiou, Doreen Werner, Dubravka Pudar, Dušan Petrić, Eva Veronesi, Frans Jacobs, Helge Kampen, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca, Javier Lucientes, Javier Navarro, Josue Martinez de la Puente, Jovana Stefanovska, Kate R. Searle, Khalid Khallaayoune, C. Lorna Culverwell, Magdalena Larska, Maria Bourquia, Maria Goffredo, Marina Bisia, Marion England, Matthew Robin, Michela Quaglia, Miguel Ángel Miranda-Chueca, René Bødker, Rosa Estrada-Peña, Simon Carpenter, Simona Tchakarova, Sofia Boutsini, Ståle Sviland, Stefanie M. Schäfer, Zanda Ozoliņa, Zanda Segliņa, Zati Vatansever, Karine Huber (2020) The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level. Parasites & Vectors 13:265.

Dubravka Pudar, Dušan Petrić, Xavier Allène, Bulent Alten, Nazlı Ayhan, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Claire Garros, Teufik Goletić, Filiz Gunay, Kristyna Hlavackova, Aleksandra Ignjatović Ćupina, Mihaela Kavran, Tereza Lestinova, Bruno Mathieu, Ognyan Mikov, Igor Pajović, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Jovana Stefanovska, Slavica Vaselek, Almedina Zuko, Thomas Balenghien (2018) An update of the Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) checklist for the Balkans. Parasites & Vectors 11:462.