Marta Kołodziej-Sobocińska
Mammal Reserach Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, PODLASKIE, Poland

My research interests are in immunology and parasitology.I am currently studying the mechanisms involved in immune defence against parasitic invasions and in the formation of the balance between host and parasite in wild animal populations - using the invasion of the blood sucking nematode Ashworthius sidemi in European bison (Bison bonasus) in Białowieża Forest as a case study. Another topic of the research is to study parasitofauna of: carnivores in the Białowieża Forest and American mink (Neovison vison) in five Polish national parks.
Recently I discovered Spirometra erinaceieuropaei tapeworm in badger, raccoon dog and wild boar. This tapeworm is rarely investigated parasite in Europe and, as indicated by preliminary research, often occurs in north-eastern Poland. It can be a potential threat to humans in connection with the consumption of wild boar meat.
Abstracts this author is a contributor to:
High parasite infection level in non-native invasive species – It is just a matter of time (#361)
1:50 PM
Andrzej Zalewski
Open Session: CS10 MR6
Bloody and the beast: Invasion of blood sucking nematodes in European bison - contributory factors and consequences (#715)
12:30 PM
Marta Kołodziej-Sobocińska
Poster session presentations Thursday- Friday
Sparganosis: Emerging disease in wildlife (#113)
3:40 PM
Marta Kołodziej-Sobocińska
S20: Mammalian health and disease (3/3)