TY  - JOUR
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Rajičić, Marija
AU  - Bajić, Branka
AU  - Bjelić-Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5168
AB  - Nematode burdens and variation in morphological characteristics were assessed in eighty-eight animals from three host species (Apodemus sylvaticus, Apodemus flavicollis, and Myodes glareolus) from eight localities in Serbia. In total, 15 species of nematodes were identified, and the overall mean parasite species richness (IndPSR) was 1.61 per animal (1.98 in A. flavicollis, 1.43 in M. glareolus, and 0.83 in A. sylvaticus). Furthermore, the studied host species significantly differed in individual parasite load (IndPL) and in the following morphological characters: spleen mass, body condition index (BCI), and body mass. We aimed to analyze the relationship between the burden of intestinal nematodes, on one hand, and the body conditions of the host and its capability to develop immune defends on the other. Spleen mass was considered as a measure of immune response. In all host species, larger animals with a better condition (higher BCI) were infected with more parasites species (IndPSR), while parasite load was not related to BCI. Only in A. flavicollis were males significantly larger, but females of the same sizes were infected with more parasite species. This female-biased parasitism is contrary to the theoretical expectation that males should be more parasitized, being larger, more active, with a wider home range. Although the spleen size was significantly correlated with body condition and body mass, IndPSR was not related to spleen mass in any studied species, but in M. galareolus, we found that a smaller spleen was related to higher infection intensity (IndPL).
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Animals
T1  - Host-Parasite Relationship-Nematode Communities in Populations of Small Mammals
IS  - 19
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/ani12192617
SP  - 2617
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Miljević, Milan and Čabrilo, Borislav and Budinski, Ivana and Rajičić, Marija and Bajić, Branka and Bjelić-Čabrilo, Olivera and Blagojević, Jelena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Nematode burdens and variation in morphological characteristics were assessed in eighty-eight animals from three host species (Apodemus sylvaticus, Apodemus flavicollis, and Myodes glareolus) from eight localities in Serbia. In total, 15 species of nematodes were identified, and the overall mean parasite species richness (IndPSR) was 1.61 per animal (1.98 in A. flavicollis, 1.43 in M. glareolus, and 0.83 in A. sylvaticus). Furthermore, the studied host species significantly differed in individual parasite load (IndPL) and in the following morphological characters: spleen mass, body condition index (BCI), and body mass. We aimed to analyze the relationship between the burden of intestinal nematodes, on one hand, and the body conditions of the host and its capability to develop immune defends on the other. Spleen mass was considered as a measure of immune response. In all host species, larger animals with a better condition (higher BCI) were infected with more parasites species (IndPSR), while parasite load was not related to BCI. Only in A. flavicollis were males significantly larger, but females of the same sizes were infected with more parasite species. This female-biased parasitism is contrary to the theoretical expectation that males should be more parasitized, being larger, more active, with a wider home range. Although the spleen size was significantly correlated with body condition and body mass, IndPSR was not related to spleen mass in any studied species, but in M. galareolus, we found that a smaller spleen was related to higher infection intensity (IndPL).",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Animals",
title = "Host-Parasite Relationship-Nematode Communities in Populations of Small Mammals",
number = "19",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/ani12192617",
pages = "2617"
}

Miljević, M., Čabrilo, B., Budinski, I., Rajičić, M., Bajić, B., Bjelić-Čabrilo, O.,& Blagojević, J.. (2022). Host-Parasite Relationship-Nematode Communities in Populations of Small Mammals. in Animals
Basel: MDPI., 12(19), 2617.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192617

Miljević M, Čabrilo B, Budinski I, Rajičić M, Bajić B, Bjelić-Čabrilo O, Blagojević J. Host-Parasite Relationship-Nematode Communities in Populations of Small Mammals. in Animals. 2022;12(19):2617.
doi:10.3390/ani12192617 .

Miljević, Milan, Čabrilo, Borislav, Budinski, Ivana, Rajičić, Marija, Bajić, Branka, Bjelić-Čabrilo, Olivera, Blagojević, Jelena, "Host-Parasite Relationship-Nematode Communities in Populations of Small Mammals" in Animals, 12, no. 19 (2022):2617,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192617 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tošić, Božana
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Rajičić, Marija
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5002
AB  - A total of 231 individual mouse-like rodents (striped field mice Apodemus agrarius, yellow-necked mice
A. flavicollis and common voles Microtus arvalis) from five localities in Serbia were subjected to parasitological research. Seven helminth species were identified based on morphological and morphometric criteria: two trematodes (Brachylaimus recurvus and B. apodemi) and five cestodes (Hymenolepis fraterna, H. diminuta, H. straminea, Paranoplocephala omphalodes and Skrjabinotaenia lobata). Total sample prevalence was 15.1% (14.9% in female and 15.4% in male hosts) with a significantly higher number of infected A. agrarius specimens than infected A. flavicollis specimens.
Furthermore, the studied Apodemus host species differed in parasite species richness. Yellow-necked mice served as hosts for five flatworm species, while in striped field mice only three species were found. The species that infected the highest number of hosts was H. fraterna. The trematodes B. recurvus and B. apodemi are reported in Serbia for the first time. We highlight the presence of two species with zoonotic potential, H. fraterna and H. diminuta, in the sample of Apodemus hosts, pointing to a need for future monitoring.
PB  - Novi Sad: Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
T2  - Biologia Serbica
T1  - Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda, Trematoda) parasites of three mouse-like rodents in Serbia
VL  - 44
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.6621214
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tošić, Božana and Čabrilo, Borislav and Blagojević, Jelena and Miljević, Milan and Rajičić, Marija and Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera",
year = "2022",
abstract = "A total of 231 individual mouse-like rodents (striped field mice Apodemus agrarius, yellow-necked mice
A. flavicollis and common voles Microtus arvalis) from five localities in Serbia were subjected to parasitological research. Seven helminth species were identified based on morphological and morphometric criteria: two trematodes (Brachylaimus recurvus and B. apodemi) and five cestodes (Hymenolepis fraterna, H. diminuta, H. straminea, Paranoplocephala omphalodes and Skrjabinotaenia lobata). Total sample prevalence was 15.1% (14.9% in female and 15.4% in male hosts) with a significantly higher number of infected A. agrarius specimens than infected A. flavicollis specimens.
Furthermore, the studied Apodemus host species differed in parasite species richness. Yellow-necked mice served as hosts for five flatworm species, while in striped field mice only three species were found. The species that infected the highest number of hosts was H. fraterna. The trematodes B. recurvus and B. apodemi are reported in Serbia for the first time. We highlight the presence of two species with zoonotic potential, H. fraterna and H. diminuta, in the sample of Apodemus hosts, pointing to a need for future monitoring.",
publisher = "Novi Sad: Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad",
journal = "Biologia Serbica",
title = "Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda, Trematoda) parasites of three mouse-like rodents in Serbia",
volume = "44",
doi = "10.5281/zenodo.6621214"
}

Tošić, B., Čabrilo, B., Blagojević, J., Miljević, M., Rajičić, M.,& Bjelić Čabrilo, O.. (2022). Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda, Trematoda) parasites of three mouse-like rodents in Serbia. in Biologia Serbica
Novi Sad: Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad., 44.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6621214

Tošić B, Čabrilo B, Blagojević J, Miljević M, Rajičić M, Bjelić Čabrilo O. Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda, Trematoda) parasites of three mouse-like rodents in Serbia. in Biologia Serbica. 2022;44.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.6621214 .

Tošić, Božana, Čabrilo, Borislav, Blagojević, Jelena, Miljević, Milan, Rajičić, Marija, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, "Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda, Trematoda) parasites of three mouse-like rodents in Serbia" in Biologia Serbica, 44 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6621214 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Tošić, Božana
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Rajičić, Marija
AU  - Bajić, Branka
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5192
AB  - Endoparasites are organisms that live in a very specific type of habitat: the internal organs of their hosts. The effect of host characteristics on parasites and vice versa can thus be compared to the interplay between free-living organisms and their environment. Host-parasite interactions are astoundingly complex and many studies to this date have attempted to shed more light on them. In the current study, we investigated the relationship between selected host traits and intestinal nematode abundance. The intestinal tracts of 76 rodents of seven species (Apodemus agrarius, A. flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, Micromys minutus, Microtus arvalis, M. agrestis, Mus musculus) from 6 localities in the Vojvodina province of Serbia were searched for nematode parasites. Biometric parameters (body mass, body, tail, hindfoot and ear length) and spleen mass were measured for all hosts. The intestinal tract of the dissected rodents was cut open and its contents examined under stereomicroscope; nematodes were collected and stored in 70% alcohol prior to species identification. The most common nematode species in the host sample was the trichostrongyloid Heligmosomoides polygyrus. To test for possible cause-and-effect relationships, linear regression was carried out with spleen mass as the response variable and body mass, body, tail, hindfoot and ear length, number of H. polygyrus and total number of nematodes as predictor variables. A separate linear regression used H. polygyrus and total nematode abundance as response variables, and host body mass and length as predictor variables. Body mass (F = 21.259, p < 0.001), body length (F = 18.208, p < 0.001), tail length (F = 4.465, p = 0.038), ear length (F = 5.181, p = 0.026) and hindfoot length (F = 5.089, p = 0.027) all significantly and positively influenced spleen mass. Conversely, abundance of H. polygyrus and intestinal nematodes in general had no significant effect on spleen mass. However, body mass (F = 23.173, p < 0.001) and body length (F = 9.746, p = 0.003) of the host significantly and positively affected H. polygyrus abundance; neither factor influenced total nematode abundance. The regression results suggest that there is a positive cause-and-effect relationship between host body size (mass and length) and the number of H. polygyrus worms. Such a result provides support for the hypothesis that larger hosts should be more infected because they represent better targets for parasites. While practically invisible, parasites are an important component of every community on planet Earth. With this in mind, disentangling the complicated biotic interactions between host characteristics and parasite abundance is an important part of ecological studies, as it provides us with a better understanding of processes and relationships within any given ecosystem.
PB  - Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society
C3  - Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia
T1  - Relationship between host traits and intestinal nematode abundance in rodents of Vojvodine province, Serbia
SP  - 164
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5192
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Čabrilo, Borislav and Tošić, Božana and Miljević, Milan and Budinski, Ivana and Rajičić, Marija and Bajić, Branka and Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera and Blagojević, Jelena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Endoparasites are organisms that live in a very specific type of habitat: the internal organs of their hosts. The effect of host characteristics on parasites and vice versa can thus be compared to the interplay between free-living organisms and their environment. Host-parasite interactions are astoundingly complex and many studies to this date have attempted to shed more light on them. In the current study, we investigated the relationship between selected host traits and intestinal nematode abundance. The intestinal tracts of 76 rodents of seven species (Apodemus agrarius, A. flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, Micromys minutus, Microtus arvalis, M. agrestis, Mus musculus) from 6 localities in the Vojvodina province of Serbia were searched for nematode parasites. Biometric parameters (body mass, body, tail, hindfoot and ear length) and spleen mass were measured for all hosts. The intestinal tract of the dissected rodents was cut open and its contents examined under stereomicroscope; nematodes were collected and stored in 70% alcohol prior to species identification. The most common nematode species in the host sample was the trichostrongyloid Heligmosomoides polygyrus. To test for possible cause-and-effect relationships, linear regression was carried out with spleen mass as the response variable and body mass, body, tail, hindfoot and ear length, number of H. polygyrus and total number of nematodes as predictor variables. A separate linear regression used H. polygyrus and total nematode abundance as response variables, and host body mass and length as predictor variables. Body mass (F = 21.259, p < 0.001), body length (F = 18.208, p < 0.001), tail length (F = 4.465, p = 0.038), ear length (F = 5.181, p = 0.026) and hindfoot length (F = 5.089, p = 0.027) all significantly and positively influenced spleen mass. Conversely, abundance of H. polygyrus and intestinal nematodes in general had no significant effect on spleen mass. However, body mass (F = 23.173, p < 0.001) and body length (F = 9.746, p = 0.003) of the host significantly and positively affected H. polygyrus abundance; neither factor influenced total nematode abundance. The regression results suggest that there is a positive cause-and-effect relationship between host body size (mass and length) and the number of H. polygyrus worms. Such a result provides support for the hypothesis that larger hosts should be more infected because they represent better targets for parasites. While practically invisible, parasites are an important component of every community on planet Earth. With this in mind, disentangling the complicated biotic interactions between host characteristics and parasite abundance is an important part of ecological studies, as it provides us with a better understanding of processes and relationships within any given ecosystem.",
publisher = "Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society",
journal = "Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia",
title = "Relationship between host traits and intestinal nematode abundance in rodents of Vojvodine province, Serbia",
pages = "164",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5192"
}

Čabrilo, B., Tošić, B., Miljević, M., Budinski, I., Rajičić, M., Bajić, B., Bjelić Čabrilo, O.,& Blagojević, J.. (2022). Relationship between host traits and intestinal nematode abundance in rodents of Vojvodine province, Serbia. in Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia
Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society., 164.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5192

Čabrilo B, Tošić B, Miljević M, Budinski I, Rajičić M, Bajić B, Bjelić Čabrilo O, Blagojević J. Relationship between host traits and intestinal nematode abundance in rodents of Vojvodine province, Serbia. in Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia. 2022;:164.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5192 .

Čabrilo, Borislav, Tošić, Božana, Miljević, Milan, Budinski, Ivana, Rajičić, Marija, Bajić, Branka, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, Blagojević, Jelena, "Relationship between host traits and intestinal nematode abundance in rodents of Vojvodine province, Serbia" in Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia (2022):164,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5192 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Tošić, Božana
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Rajičić, Marija
AU  - Bajić, Branka
AU  - Adnađević, Tanja
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4503
AB  - Background. In wild populatons of small rodents, different intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect variation in parasite burdens. The energetc status of animals has a great impact on the immune system, while environmental factors can change the relatonship between infecton and the host body conditon. We aimed to analyse the relatonship between relevant morphological traits and parasitological parameters in populatons of yellow-necked mice, Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834).
Material and Methods. Nematode burdens were assessed in 49 A. flavicollis, from 7 different localities in Serbia. Morphometric data were measured for all captured mice. Spleen mass was used as a proxy of immunocompetence. The host body conditon, individual parasite load (IndPL), individual parasite species richness (IndPSR), prevalence, mean abundance and mean infecton intensity were calculated.
Results. A total of 12 nematode species were recorded in A. flavicollis. The overall prevalence of infection was very high (100%). Individual parasite species richness (IndPSR) was signifcantly positvely correlated with body conditon (R2=0.173; p=0.003), and the same patern was observed in both sexes. Spleen size was also signifcantly positvely correlated with body conditon (R2=0.344, p<0.005) and body mass (R2=0.341, p<0.005). Contrary to expected, no parasitological indices (IndPSR and IndPL) were signifcantly related to spleen mass.
Conclusion. Animals exhibitng beter body conditons are parasitzed simultaneously with a higher number of nematode species (i.e. their parasite infracommunites are richer). This could prevent any of them to become overabundant in host.
PB  - Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology
C3  - Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Parasite load of nematode species in Apodemus flavicollis: Effects of host spleen size, body mass, body condition and sex
SP  - 81
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4503
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Miljević, Milan and Čabrilo, Borislav and Tošić, Božana and Budinski, Ivana and Rajičić, Marija and Bajić, Branka and Adnađević, Tanja and Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera and Blagojević, Jelena",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Background. In wild populatons of small rodents, different intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect variation in parasite burdens. The energetc status of animals has a great impact on the immune system, while environmental factors can change the relatonship between infecton and the host body conditon. We aimed to analyse the relatonship between relevant morphological traits and parasitological parameters in populatons of yellow-necked mice, Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834).
Material and Methods. Nematode burdens were assessed in 49 A. flavicollis, from 7 different localities in Serbia. Morphometric data were measured for all captured mice. Spleen mass was used as a proxy of immunocompetence. The host body conditon, individual parasite load (IndPL), individual parasite species richness (IndPSR), prevalence, mean abundance and mean infecton intensity were calculated.
Results. A total of 12 nematode species were recorded in A. flavicollis. The overall prevalence of infection was very high (100%). Individual parasite species richness (IndPSR) was signifcantly positvely correlated with body conditon (R2=0.173; p=0.003), and the same patern was observed in both sexes. Spleen size was also signifcantly positvely correlated with body conditon (R2=0.344, p<0.005) and body mass (R2=0.341, p<0.005). Contrary to expected, no parasitological indices (IndPSR and IndPL) were signifcantly related to spleen mass.
Conclusion. Animals exhibitng beter body conditons are parasitzed simultaneously with a higher number of nematode species (i.e. their parasite infracommunites are richer). This could prevent any of them to become overabundant in host.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology",
journal = "Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Parasite load of nematode species in Apodemus flavicollis: Effects of host spleen size, body mass, body condition and sex",
pages = "81",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4503"
}

Miljević, M., Čabrilo, B., Tošić, B., Budinski, I., Rajičić, M., Bajić, B., Adnađević, T., Bjelić Čabrilo, O.,& Blagojević, J.. (2021). Parasite load of nematode species in Apodemus flavicollis: Effects of host spleen size, body mass, body condition and sex. in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology., 81.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4503

Miljević M, Čabrilo B, Tošić B, Budinski I, Rajičić M, Bajić B, Adnađević T, Bjelić Čabrilo O, Blagojević J. Parasite load of nematode species in Apodemus flavicollis: Effects of host spleen size, body mass, body condition and sex. in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia. 2021;:81.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4503 .

Miljević, Milan, Čabrilo, Borislav, Tošić, Božana, Budinski, Ivana, Rajičić, Marija, Bajić, Branka, Adnađević, Tanja, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, Blagojević, Jelena, "Parasite load of nematode species in Apodemus flavicollis: Effects of host spleen size, body mass, body condition and sex" in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia (2021):81,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4503 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Lalošević, Dušan
AU  - Simin, Verica
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
AU  - Borislav, Čabrilo
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4415
AB  - In the present study, 64 golden jackals were examined for intestinal helminths in three regions of
Vojvodina, Serbia. Among the examined jackals 57.8% were infected with at least one parasite species.
Using the intestinal scraping technique (SCT), eight species of intestinal helminths were found: Alaria
alata (7.8%), Toxascaris leonina (9.4%), Toxocara canis (4.7%), Uncinaria stenocephala (20.3%),
Echinococcus multilocularis (14.1%), Mesocestoides sp. (42.2%), Taenia pisiformis, and Taenia hydatigena
(the overall prevalence of Taenia infection was 6.3%). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first
report of T. leonina in jackals from Serbia. In comparison with the SCT results, coprological tests were
less sensitive and specific for parasite identification, as only two nematode species (T. leonina and T.
canis) as well as ancylostomatid and taeniid eggs were identified. The total prevalence of intestinal
helminths was higher in males (71.9% males, 45% females), but the difference was not statistically
significant (c2 5 3.76; P 5 0.052). Co-infection with two species of intestinal helminths was found in
35% of the examined golden jackal individuals, three-species co-infection was demonstrated in 21.6%,
whereas four-species co-infection was detected in 2.7% of the golden jackals examined. Echinococcus
multilocularis has previously been recorded in jackals and foxes in Serbia, but only in Vojvodina. Our
results corroborate the findings of previous studies, and indicate that the Vojvodina Province, more
specifically the Srem region, is probably a high-risk area for E. multilocularis transmission to humans.
PB  - Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
T2  - Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
T1  - Intestinal helminth infections in the golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) from Vojvodina: Hotspot area of multilocular echinococcosis in Serbia
IS  - 3
VL  - 69
DO  - 10.1556/004.2021.00030
SP  - 274
EP  - 281
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Miljević, Milan and Lalošević, Dušan and Simin, Verica and Blagojević, Jelena and Borislav, Čabrilo and Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera",
year = "2021",
abstract = "In the present study, 64 golden jackals were examined for intestinal helminths in three regions of
Vojvodina, Serbia. Among the examined jackals 57.8% were infected with at least one parasite species.
Using the intestinal scraping technique (SCT), eight species of intestinal helminths were found: Alaria
alata (7.8%), Toxascaris leonina (9.4%), Toxocara canis (4.7%), Uncinaria stenocephala (20.3%),
Echinococcus multilocularis (14.1%), Mesocestoides sp. (42.2%), Taenia pisiformis, and Taenia hydatigena
(the overall prevalence of Taenia infection was 6.3%). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first
report of T. leonina in jackals from Serbia. In comparison with the SCT results, coprological tests were
less sensitive and specific for parasite identification, as only two nematode species (T. leonina and T.
canis) as well as ancylostomatid and taeniid eggs were identified. The total prevalence of intestinal
helminths was higher in males (71.9% males, 45% females), but the difference was not statistically
significant (c2 5 3.76; P 5 0.052). Co-infection with two species of intestinal helminths was found in
35% of the examined golden jackal individuals, three-species co-infection was demonstrated in 21.6%,
whereas four-species co-infection was detected in 2.7% of the golden jackals examined. Echinococcus
multilocularis has previously been recorded in jackals and foxes in Serbia, but only in Vojvodina. Our
results corroborate the findings of previous studies, and indicate that the Vojvodina Province, more
specifically the Srem region, is probably a high-risk area for E. multilocularis transmission to humans.",
publisher = "Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó",
journal = "Acta Veterinaria Hungarica",
title = "Intestinal helminth infections in the golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) from Vojvodina: Hotspot area of multilocular echinococcosis in Serbia",
number = "3",
volume = "69",
doi = "10.1556/004.2021.00030",
pages = "274-281"
}

Miljević, M., Lalošević, D., Simin, V., Blagojević, J., Borislav, Č.,& Bjelić Čabrilo, O.. (2021). Intestinal helminth infections in the golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) from Vojvodina: Hotspot area of multilocular echinococcosis in Serbia. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó., 69(3), 274-281.
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2021.00030

Miljević M, Lalošević D, Simin V, Blagojević J, Borislav Č, Bjelić Čabrilo O. Intestinal helminth infections in the golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) from Vojvodina: Hotspot area of multilocular echinococcosis in Serbia. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2021;69(3):274-281.
doi:10.1556/004.2021.00030 .

Miljević, Milan, Lalošević, Dušan, Simin, Verica, Blagojević, Jelena, Borislav, Čabrilo, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, "Intestinal helminth infections in the golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) from Vojvodina: Hotspot area of multilocular echinococcosis in Serbia" in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 69, no. 3 (2021):274-281,
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2021.00030 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jojić, Vida
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Bjelić-Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Jovanović, Vladimir
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Vujošević, Mladen
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4645
AB  - Background:  Mammalian mandible and cranium are well‑established model systems for studying canalization 
and developmental stability (DS) as two elements of developmental homeostasis. Nematode infections are usually 
acquired in early life and increase in intensity with age, while canalization and DS of rodent skulls could vary through 
late postnatal ontogeny. We aimed to estimate magnitudes and describe patterns of mandibular and cranial canaliza‑
tion and DS related to age and parasite intensity (diversity) in adult yellow‑necked mice (Apodemus favicollis).
Results:  We found the absence of age‑related changes in the levels of canalization for mandibular and cranial size 
and DS for mandibular size. However, individual measures of mandibular and cranial shape variance increased, while 
individual measures of mandibular shape fuctuating asymmetry (FA) decreased with age. We detected mandibular 
and cranial shape changes during postnatal ontogeny, but revealed no age‑related dynamics of their covariance 
structure among and within individuals. Categories regarding parasitism difered in the level of canalization for cranial 
size and the level of DS for cranial shape. We observed diferences in age‑related dynamics of the level of canalization 
between non‑parasitized and parasitized animals, as well as between yellow‑necked mice parasitized by diferent 
number of nematode species. Likewise, individual measures of mandibular and cranial shape FA decreased with age 
for the mandible in the less parasitized category and increased for the cranium in the most parasitized category.
Conclusions:  Our age‑related results partly agree with previous fndings. However, no rodent study so far has 
explored age‑related changes in the magnitude of FA for mandibular size or mandibular and cranial FA covariance 
structure. This is the frst study dealing with the nematode parasitism‑related canalization and DS in rodents. We 
showed that nematode parasitism does not afect mandibular and cranial shape variation and covariance structure 
among and within individuals. However, parasite intensity (diversity) is related to ontogenetic dynamics of the levels 
of canalization and DS. Overall, additional studies on animals from natural populations are required before drawing 
some general conclusions.
PB  - BioMed Central Ltd. Part of Springer Nature.
T2  - Frontiers in Zoology
T1  - Canalization and developmental stability  of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus  favicollis) mandible and cranium related to age  and nematode parasitism
VL  - 18
DO  - 10.1186/s12983-021-00439-4
SP  - 55
ER  - 

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year = "2021",
abstract = "Background:  Mammalian mandible and cranium are well‑established model systems for studying canalization 
and developmental stability (DS) as two elements of developmental homeostasis. Nematode infections are usually 
acquired in early life and increase in intensity with age, while canalization and DS of rodent skulls could vary through 
late postnatal ontogeny. We aimed to estimate magnitudes and describe patterns of mandibular and cranial canaliza‑
tion and DS related to age and parasite intensity (diversity) in adult yellow‑necked mice (Apodemus favicollis).
Results:  We found the absence of age‑related changes in the levels of canalization for mandibular and cranial size 
and DS for mandibular size. However, individual measures of mandibular and cranial shape variance increased, while 
individual measures of mandibular shape fuctuating asymmetry (FA) decreased with age. We detected mandibular 
and cranial shape changes during postnatal ontogeny, but revealed no age‑related dynamics of their covariance 
structure among and within individuals. Categories regarding parasitism difered in the level of canalization for cranial 
size and the level of DS for cranial shape. We observed diferences in age‑related dynamics of the level of canalization 
between non‑parasitized and parasitized animals, as well as between yellow‑necked mice parasitized by diferent 
number of nematode species. Likewise, individual measures of mandibular and cranial shape FA decreased with age 
for the mandible in the less parasitized category and increased for the cranium in the most parasitized category.
Conclusions:  Our age‑related results partly agree with previous fndings. However, no rodent study so far has 
explored age‑related changes in the magnitude of FA for mandibular size or mandibular and cranial FA covariance 
structure. This is the frst study dealing with the nematode parasitism‑related canalization and DS in rodents. We 
showed that nematode parasitism does not afect mandibular and cranial shape variation and covariance structure 
among and within individuals. However, parasite intensity (diversity) is related to ontogenetic dynamics of the levels 
of canalization and DS. Overall, additional studies on animals from natural populations are required before drawing 
some general conclusions.",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd. Part of Springer Nature.",
journal = "Frontiers in Zoology",
title = "Canalization and developmental stability  of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus  favicollis) mandible and cranium related to age  and nematode parasitism",
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Jojić, V., Čabrilo, B., Bjelić-Čabrilo, O., Jovanović, V., Budinski, I., Vujošević, M.,& Blagojević, J.. (2021). Canalization and developmental stability  of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus  favicollis) mandible and cranium related to age  and nematode parasitism. in Frontiers in Zoology
BioMed Central Ltd. Part of Springer Nature.., 18, 55.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00439-4

Jojić V, Čabrilo B, Bjelić-Čabrilo O, Jovanović V, Budinski I, Vujošević M, Blagojević J. Canalization and developmental stability  of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus  favicollis) mandible and cranium related to age  and nematode parasitism. in Frontiers in Zoology. 2021;18:55.
doi:10.1186/s12983-021-00439-4 .

Jojić, Vida, Čabrilo, Borislav, Bjelić-Čabrilo, Olivera, Jovanović, Vladimir, Budinski, Ivana, Vujošević, Mladen, Blagojević, Jelena, "Canalization and developmental stability  of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus  favicollis) mandible and cranium related to age  and nematode parasitism" in Frontiers in Zoology, 18 (2021):55,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00439-4 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
AU  - Savić, Sara
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4641
AB  - Echinococcosis is a disease caused by cestodes of the genus Echinococcus, sorted on the list of priority zoonoses in Serbia. People become infected by consuming contaminated water and food, as well as by direct contact with the dog’s hair. A special danger represents the manipulation of shot foxes and jackals by hunters, without use of protective gloves. During the year 2017, on the territory of Republic of Serbia, 74 people were affected with echinococcosis, with an incidence rate of 1.04/100.000 inhabitants, which according to the official report of the Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" is the highest registered incidence rate from 2002 to 2018. Since 2008, a growing trend in the incidence rate of echinococcosis is being registered. Until 2016, when the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis was detected, the only cause of echinococcosis in Serbia was considered to be E. granulosus, which causes cystic echinococcosis in humans and animals (cattle, sheep, domestic and wild boar). Unlike the cystic form of echinococcosis, metacestodes of E. multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis characterized by infiltrative and destructive growth, as well as the ability to metastasize in the body, very similar to a malignant tumor. Although so far, in our area no such case has been described, there is a reasonable suspicion of the presence of this parasite in the human population as well, and it is only a matter of time before it will be detected. A very long asymptomatic period that can last between 5 and 15 years, as well as insufficient information of medical staff about presence of a new-registered pathogen in nature, are some of the reasons that make it difficult to diagnose it in humans, even just to have the suspicion of this zoonosis in Serbia. The species E. multilocularis usually occurs in the sylvatic cycle and has so far been registered in Serbia only in foxes (prevalence - 13%) and jackals (prevalence - 14.1%) exclusively on the area of Vojvodina. For this species, high values of the degree of aggregation have been recorded, which indicates a tendency to accumulate adult forms of parasites in a small number of hosts, which are mostly responsible for the contamination of the external environment. The risk of developing human alveolar echinococcosis largely depends on the number of infectious eggs and their availability to humans, while the degree of environmental contamination largely depends on the presence of animals with a high degree of infection. According to previous research, the highest risk of echinococcosis transmission in the epizootiological area of Serbia was recorded in the district of Srem.
AB  - Ехинококоза је болест изазвана пантљичарама рода Echinococcus, сврстана на листу 
зооноза  од  приоритета  на  подручју  Србије.  Људи  се  инфицирају  конзумирањем 
контаминиране воде и хране, као и директним контактом са длаком пса. Посебну 
опасност представља манипулација одстрељеним лисицама и шакалима од стране 
ловаца, без употребе заштитних рукавица. На територији Републике Србије у току 
2017. године су од ехинококозе оболеле 74 особе, са стопом инциденције 1.04/100.000 
становника, што према званичном извештају Института за јавно здравље Србије „Др 
Милан Јовановић Батут” представља највишу регистровану стопу инциденције од 
2002. до 2018. године. Од 2008. године бележи се растући тренд стопе инциденције 
ехинококозе. Све до 2016. године, док није откривено присуство врсте Echinococcus 
multilocularis, јединим узрочником ехинококозе на подручју Србије сматрала се врста 
E. granulosus, која изазива цистичну ехинококозу код људи и животиња (говеда, овце, 
домаће и дивље свиње). За разлику од цистичног облика ехинококозе, метацестоде E. 
multilocularis изазивају алвеоларну ехинококозу коју карактерише инфилтративни и 
деструктивни  раст,  као  и  способност  метастазирања  у  организму, врло  слично 
малигном тумору. Иако на нашем подручју до сада није описан такав случај, постоји 
оправдна сумња о присуству овог паразита и у хуманој популацији, само је питање 
времена  његове  детекције.  Веома  дуг  асимптоматски  период  који  може  трајати 
између  5  и  15  година,  као  и  недовољна  информисаност  медицинског  особља  о 
присуству ново-регистрованог патогена у природи, неки су од разлога који отежавају 
постављање дијагнозе код људи и уопште појаву сумње на ову зоонозу на подручју 
Србије. Врста E. multilocularis се обично јавља у силватичном циклусу и до сада је у 
Србији  регистрована  код  лисица  (преваленција  -  13%)  и  шакала  (преваленција  - 
14.1%)  искључиво  на  подручју  Војводине.  За  ову  врсту  забележене  су  високе 
вредности  степена  агрегације,  што  указује  на  тенденцију  нагомилавања  адултних 
облика  паразита  у  малом  броју  домаћина,  који  су  највећим  делом  одговорни  за 
контаминацију  спољашње  средине.  Ризик  од  настанка  хумане  алвеоларне 
ехинококозе у великој мери зависи од броја инфективних јаја и њихове доступности 
људима,  док  степен  контаминације  спољашње  средине  у  великој  мери  зависи  од 
присуства  животиња  са  високим  степеном  инфекције.  Према  досадашњим 
истраживањима,  највећи  ризик  од  трансмисије  ехинококозе  на  епизоотиолошком 
подручју Србије забележен је у Сремском округу.
PB  - Belgrade: Serbian Veterinary Society, Section for Zoonoses
C3  - Book of Abstracts: XXII / XXIII Simpozijum epizootiologa i epidemiologa / XXII / XXIII Epizootiološki dani: On-line simpozijum; 2021 Apr 26-28; Belgrade, Serbia.
T1  - Echinococcosis– disease status in Serbia – natural reservoir
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контаминиране воде и хране, као и директним контактом са длаком пса. Посебну 
опасност представља манипулација одстрељеним лисицама и шакалима од стране 
ловаца, без употребе заштитних рукавица. На територији Републике Србије у току 
2017. године су од ехинококозе оболеле 74 особе, са стопом инциденције 1.04/100.000 
становника, што према званичном извештају Института за јавно здравље Србије „Др 
Милан Јовановић Батут” представља највишу регистровану стопу инциденције од 
2002. до 2018. године. Од 2008. године бележи се растући тренд стопе инциденције 
ехинококозе. Све до 2016. године, док није откривено присуство врсте Echinococcus 
multilocularis, јединим узрочником ехинококозе на подручју Србије сматрала се врста 
E. granulosus, која изазива цистичну ехинококозу код људи и животиња (говеда, овце, 
домаће и дивље свиње). За разлику од цистичног облика ехинококозе, метацестоде E. 
multilocularis изазивају алвеоларну ехинококозу коју карактерише инфилтративни и 
деструктивни  раст,  као  и  способност  метастазирања  у  организму, врло  слично 
малигном тумору. Иако на нашем подручју до сада није описан такав случај, постоји 
оправдна сумња о присуству овог паразита и у хуманој популацији, само је питање 
времена  његове  детекције.  Веома  дуг  асимптоматски  период  који  може  трајати 
између  5  и  15  година,  као  и  недовољна  информисаност  медицинског  особља  о 
присуству ново-регистрованог патогена у природи, неки су од разлога који отежавају 
постављање дијагнозе код људи и уопште појаву сумње на ову зоонозу на подручју 
Србије. Врста E. multilocularis се обично јавља у силватичном циклусу и до сада је у 
Србији  регистрована  код  лисица  (преваленција  -  13%)  и  шакала  (преваленција  - 
14.1%)  искључиво  на  подручју  Војводине.  За  ову  врсту  забележене  су  високе 
вредности  степена  агрегације,  што  указује  на  тенденцију  нагомилавања  адултних 
облика  паразита  у  малом  броју  домаћина,  који  су  највећим  делом  одговорни  за 
контаминацију  спољашње  средине.  Ризик  од  настанка  хумане  алвеоларне 
ехинококозе у великој мери зависи од броја инфективних јаја и њихове доступности 
људима,  док  степен  контаминације  спољашње  средине  у  великој  мери  зависи  од 
присуства  животиња  са  високим  степеном  инфекције.  Према  досадашњим 
истраживањима,  највећи  ризик  од  трансмисије  ехинококозе  на  епизоотиолошком 
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Miljević, M., Blagojević, J., Savić, S.,& Bjelić Čabrilo, O.. (2021). Echinococcosis– disease status in Serbia – natural reservoir. in Book of Abstracts: XXII / XXIII Simpozijum epizootiologa i epidemiologa / XXII / XXIII Epizootiološki dani: On-line simpozijum; 2021 Apr 26-28; Belgrade, Serbia.
Belgrade: Serbian Veterinary Society, Section for Zoonoses., 42-43.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4641

Miljević M, Blagojević J, Savić S, Bjelić Čabrilo O. Echinococcosis– disease status in Serbia – natural reservoir. in Book of Abstracts: XXII / XXIII Simpozijum epizootiologa i epidemiologa / XXII / XXIII Epizootiološki dani: On-line simpozijum; 2021 Apr 26-28; Belgrade, Serbia.. 2021;:42-43.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4641 .

Miljević, Milan, Blagojević, Jelena, Savić, Sara, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, "Echinococcosis– disease status in Serbia – natural reservoir" in Book of Abstracts: XXII / XXIII Simpozijum epizootiologa i epidemiologa / XXII / XXIII Epizootiološki dani: On-line simpozijum; 2021 Apr 26-28; Belgrade, Serbia. (2021):42-43,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4641 .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Jovanović, Vladimir
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Tošić, Božana
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4786
AB  - Rodents host a variety of parasitic worms that often cause diseases in animals and humans,
better known as helminths. A total of 47 helminth species in 10 rodent hosts from 15 sites
have been noted in the territory of Serbia: three species of flukes, 13 species of tapeworms,
two species of spiny-headed worms and 29 species of roundworms. Of the tapeworms,
Hymenolepis fraterna infected the most host species (6) at the highest number of sites (5).
Among roundworms, the species found in the largest number of host species (5) and sites (13)
was Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Other widely distributed roundworms were Syphacia
stroma (four host species, 12 sites) and S. frederici (three host species, 10 sites). The sites
with the highest diversity of rodent helminths were the Belgrade area, Fruška gora mountain
and Zasavica. Eleven parasite species, among them Hymenolepis nana, H. diminuta,
Calodium hepaticum and Hydatigera taeniaeformis, are potentially zoonotic. Future studies
must include more sites and potentially invasive and invasive host species. Parasites such as
Echinococcus multilocularis, Alaria alata and Trichinella sp. deserve special attention: they
have been reported in Serbia from non-rodent hosts, but their life cycles include rodents.
Indicating the presence of a particular zoonotic group or species in rodents and defining their
distribution and prevalence builds a foundation for quantitative and qualitative analyses
necessary to monitor agents of zoonosis. Information on infection prevalence in natural
reservoirs, urban environment contamination and frequency of human infection is integrated
under the One Health approach.
AB  - Glodari su domaćini velikog broja helminata, parazitskih crva koji često
izazivaju oboljenja ljudi i životinja. Na teritoriji Republike Srbije je do sada
konstatovano prisustvo 47 vrsta helminata kod 10 vrsta glodara sa 15 lokaliteta.
Metilji su bili zastupljeni sa tri vrste, pantljičare sa trinaest, a bodljoglavi crvi
sa dve. Najzastupljenije su bile nematode, sa dvadeset devet vrsta. Od pantljičara,
vrsta Hymenolepis fraterna je zabeležena kod najviše vrsta domaćina (6) i na najvećem
broju lokaliteta (5). Među nematodama, parazit koji je bio konstatovan kod najvećeg
broja vrsta domaćina (5) i na najvećem broju lokaliteta (13) je Heligmosomoides
polygyrus. Široko zastupljene su bile i Syphacia stroma (četiri vrste domaćina i 12
lokaliteta) i S. frederici (tri vrste domaćina i 10 lokaliteta). Lokaliteti sa najvećim
diverzitetom helminata glodara su bili okolina Beograda, Fruška gora i Zasavica.
Potencijalan zoonotski značaj ima 11 vrsta parazita, od kojih se ističu Hymenolepis
nana, H. diminuta, Calodium hepaticum i Hydatigera taeniaeformis. Buduća istraživanja
treba da uključe nove lokalitete kao i potencijalno invazivne i invazivne vrste
domaćina. Posebno treba obratiti pažnju na vrste parazita kao što su Echinococcus
multilocularis, Alaria alata i Trichinella sp. koje su registrovane u Srbiji kod drugih
domaćina, a u čiji životni ciklus su uključeni glodari. Ukazivanje na prisustvo
određene grupe ili vrste zoonoza kod glodara, kao i definisanje njihove distribucije
i prevalencije, predstavlja osnovne elemente kvantitativne i kvalitativne analize
neophodne za praćenje uzročnika zoonoza. Pristupom konceptu Jedno zdravlje
objedinjuju se informacije o prevalenciji infekcije u prirodnim rezervoarima,
zaraženosti urbane sredine i učestalosti humane infekcije.
PB  - Belgrade: Academy of Medical Sciences of Serbian Medical Society
T2  - Jedno zdravlje
T1  - Epizootiološka uloga glodara na teritoriji Republike Srbije
T1  - The epizootiological role of rodents in the teritory of Serbia
SP  - 338
EP  - 353
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4786
ER  - 

@inbook{
author = "Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera and Blagojević, Jelena and Čabrilo, Borislav and Jovanović, Vladimir and Miljević, Milan and Tošić, Božana",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Rodents host a variety of parasitic worms that often cause diseases in animals and humans,
better known as helminths. A total of 47 helminth species in 10 rodent hosts from 15 sites
have been noted in the territory of Serbia: three species of flukes, 13 species of tapeworms,
two species of spiny-headed worms and 29 species of roundworms. Of the tapeworms,
Hymenolepis fraterna infected the most host species (6) at the highest number of sites (5).
Among roundworms, the species found in the largest number of host species (5) and sites (13)
was Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Other widely distributed roundworms were Syphacia
stroma (four host species, 12 sites) and S. frederici (three host species, 10 sites). The sites
with the highest diversity of rodent helminths were the Belgrade area, Fruška gora mountain
and Zasavica. Eleven parasite species, among them Hymenolepis nana, H. diminuta,
Calodium hepaticum and Hydatigera taeniaeformis, are potentially zoonotic. Future studies
must include more sites and potentially invasive and invasive host species. Parasites such as
Echinococcus multilocularis, Alaria alata and Trichinella sp. deserve special attention: they
have been reported in Serbia from non-rodent hosts, but their life cycles include rodents.
Indicating the presence of a particular zoonotic group or species in rodents and defining their
distribution and prevalence builds a foundation for quantitative and qualitative analyses
necessary to monitor agents of zoonosis. Information on infection prevalence in natural
reservoirs, urban environment contamination and frequency of human infection is integrated
under the One Health approach., Glodari su domaćini velikog broja helminata, parazitskih crva koji često
izazivaju oboljenja ljudi i životinja. Na teritoriji Republike Srbije je do sada
konstatovano prisustvo 47 vrsta helminata kod 10 vrsta glodara sa 15 lokaliteta.
Metilji su bili zastupljeni sa tri vrste, pantljičare sa trinaest, a bodljoglavi crvi
sa dve. Najzastupljenije su bile nematode, sa dvadeset devet vrsta. Od pantljičara,
vrsta Hymenolepis fraterna je zabeležena kod najviše vrsta domaćina (6) i na najvećem
broju lokaliteta (5). Među nematodama, parazit koji je bio konstatovan kod najvećeg
broja vrsta domaćina (5) i na najvećem broju lokaliteta (13) je Heligmosomoides
polygyrus. Široko zastupljene su bile i Syphacia stroma (četiri vrste domaćina i 12
lokaliteta) i S. frederici (tri vrste domaćina i 10 lokaliteta). Lokaliteti sa najvećim
diverzitetom helminata glodara su bili okolina Beograda, Fruška gora i Zasavica.
Potencijalan zoonotski značaj ima 11 vrsta parazita, od kojih se ističu Hymenolepis
nana, H. diminuta, Calodium hepaticum i Hydatigera taeniaeformis. Buduća istraživanja
treba da uključe nove lokalitete kao i potencijalno invazivne i invazivne vrste
domaćina. Posebno treba obratiti pažnju na vrste parazita kao što su Echinococcus
multilocularis, Alaria alata i Trichinella sp. koje su registrovane u Srbiji kod drugih
domaćina, a u čiji životni ciklus su uključeni glodari. Ukazivanje na prisustvo
određene grupe ili vrste zoonoza kod glodara, kao i definisanje njihove distribucije
i prevalencije, predstavlja osnovne elemente kvantitativne i kvalitativne analize
neophodne za praćenje uzročnika zoonoza. Pristupom konceptu Jedno zdravlje
objedinjuju se informacije o prevalenciji infekcije u prirodnim rezervoarima,
zaraženosti urbane sredine i učestalosti humane infekcije.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Academy of Medical Sciences of Serbian Medical Society",
journal = "Jedno zdravlje",
booktitle = "Epizootiološka uloga glodara na teritoriji Republike Srbije, The epizootiological role of rodents in the teritory of Serbia",
pages = "338-353",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4786"
}

Bjelić Čabrilo, O., Blagojević, J., Čabrilo, B., Jovanović, V., Miljević, M.,& Tošić, B.. (2021). Epizootiološka uloga glodara na teritoriji Republike Srbije. in Jedno zdravlje
Belgrade: Academy of Medical Sciences of Serbian Medical Society., 338-353.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4786

Bjelić Čabrilo O, Blagojević J, Čabrilo B, Jovanović V, Miljević M, Tošić B. Epizootiološka uloga glodara na teritoriji Republike Srbije. in Jedno zdravlje. 2021;:338-353.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4786 .

Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, Blagojević, Jelena, Čabrilo, Borislav, Jovanović, Vladimir, Miljević, Milan, Tošić, Božana, "Epizootiološka uloga glodara na teritoriji Republike Srbije" in Jedno zdravlje (2021):338-353,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4786 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
AU  - Vujošević, Mladen
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Tošić, Božana
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4640
AB  - Background. B chromosomes are supernumerary chromosomes that have been discovered in over 1000 eukaryote species. They show remarkable variaton in structure and behaviour, their only common trait being their conditonal dispensability. The influence of these genetc elements on their carriers is stll debated, with the two most accepted models of their maintenance being the parasitc and the heterotc model.
Objectves. The purpose of this study was to investgate the possible influence of B chromosomes on quanttatve characteristcs of intestnal nematode infecton in the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis).
Material and Methods. A total of 305 mice were sampled across 18 localites on the territory of Serbia over five years. Every individual with more than 48 chromosomes was considered to have Bs. Afer dissecton, intestnal nematodes were extracted and identfed. An analysis of Bs influence on parasite prevalence and abundance was conducted, using the exact unconditonal test and generalized linear modelling respectvely.
Results. Nine intestnal nematode species were detected in the host sample. In the total host sample, both prevalence and abundance of intestnal nematodes were greater in Bs carriers. Two nematode species, Aspiculuris tetraptera and Mastophorus muris, had signifcantly higher prevalence in the B+ subset of the host sample. Similarly, B chromosomes explained a signifcant proporton of abundance variaton of the nematode species Syphacia frederici, with its abundance greater in Bs carriers.
Conclusion. While the results of this study show a possible connecton between Bs presence and higher prevalence and abundance of intestnal nematodes, this fnding is purely correlatonal. Previously published data indicate a complex effect of B chromosomes on host characteristcs and survival through various molecular pathways. Bs carriers may reap the benefts of increased survival prospects as a by-product of the selfsh behaviour of the chromosomes themselves, blurring the line between the parasitc and heterotc model.
PB  - Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology
C3  - Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Possible influence of B chromosomes on the prevalence and abundance of intestinal nematode parasites of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
SP  - 261
EP  - 262
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4640
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Čabrilo, Borislav and Blagojević, Jelena and Vujošević, Mladen and Miljević, Milan and Tošić, Božana and Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Background. B chromosomes are supernumerary chromosomes that have been discovered in over 1000 eukaryote species. They show remarkable variaton in structure and behaviour, their only common trait being their conditonal dispensability. The influence of these genetc elements on their carriers is stll debated, with the two most accepted models of their maintenance being the parasitc and the heterotc model.
Objectves. The purpose of this study was to investgate the possible influence of B chromosomes on quanttatve characteristcs of intestnal nematode infecton in the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis).
Material and Methods. A total of 305 mice were sampled across 18 localites on the territory of Serbia over five years. Every individual with more than 48 chromosomes was considered to have Bs. Afer dissecton, intestnal nematodes were extracted and identfed. An analysis of Bs influence on parasite prevalence and abundance was conducted, using the exact unconditonal test and generalized linear modelling respectvely.
Results. Nine intestnal nematode species were detected in the host sample. In the total host sample, both prevalence and abundance of intestnal nematodes were greater in Bs carriers. Two nematode species, Aspiculuris tetraptera and Mastophorus muris, had signifcantly higher prevalence in the B+ subset of the host sample. Similarly, B chromosomes explained a signifcant proporton of abundance variaton of the nematode species Syphacia frederici, with its abundance greater in Bs carriers.
Conclusion. While the results of this study show a possible connecton between Bs presence and higher prevalence and abundance of intestnal nematodes, this fnding is purely correlatonal. Previously published data indicate a complex effect of B chromosomes on host characteristcs and survival through various molecular pathways. Bs carriers may reap the benefts of increased survival prospects as a by-product of the selfsh behaviour of the chromosomes themselves, blurring the line between the parasitc and heterotc model.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology",
journal = "Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Possible influence of B chromosomes on the prevalence and abundance of intestinal nematode parasites of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)",
pages = "261-262",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4640"
}

Čabrilo, B., Blagojević, J., Vujošević, M., Miljević, M., Tošić, B.,& Bjelić Čabrilo, O.. (2021). Possible influence of B chromosomes on the prevalence and abundance of intestinal nematode parasites of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis). in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology., 261-262.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4640

Čabrilo B, Blagojević J, Vujošević M, Miljević M, Tošić B, Bjelić Čabrilo O. Possible influence of B chromosomes on the prevalence and abundance of intestinal nematode parasites of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis). in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia. 2021;:261-262.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4640 .

Čabrilo, Borislav, Blagojević, Jelena, Vujošević, Mladen, Miljević, Milan, Tošić, Božana, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, "Possible influence of B chromosomes on the prevalence and abundance of intestinal nematode parasites of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)" in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia (2021):261-262,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4640 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Tošić, Božana
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Rajičić, Marija
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4639
AB  - Background. Because of globalizaton and urbanizaton, humans more frequently come into contact and cohabitate with wild animals, which leads to the possibility of pathogen transfer. Rodents commonly live near humans and domestc animals, and are well known natural reservoirs of zoonoses, including those caused by helminths. Climate changes can lead to zoonoses in previously non-endemic areas or in previously uninfected host species.
Material and Methods. Host samples were collected in areas such as picnic grounds, weekend settlements, and arable land. These are the places where humans and domestc animals can encounter infected animals or a contaminated environment, leading to pathogen transmission.
Results. During the study period, 11 host species from the families Muridae and Cricetdae were registered. Helminths were present in each host species, and fve of them were infected with parasites of medical and veterinary importance. The total species diversity of helminths in Serbian rodents consists of 36 identified species. Seven of them have confrmed zoonotc potental: Mesocestoides lineatus, Hymenolepis diminuta, H. nana (fraterna), Taenia marts, Hydatgena taeniaeformis, Calodium hepatcum and Moniliformis moniliformis. The dominant helminths regarding the number of infected host species and occurrence sites were H. diminuta, H. nana (fraterna) and M. lineatus.
Conclusion. Human travel and commerce over large distances facilitates the spread of parasites and their hosts into areas where they were previously absent. Additonally, the encroaching of human settlements into natural habitats, coupled with climate change, leads to parasites invading new hosts, including humans. All the above necessitates regular monitoring of rodent populatons, the parasites they carry, and their environment. Results of these analyses must be made available to physicians and veterinarians as evidence of parasite presence in a given area, which can allow experts to antcipate the occurrence of parasitc diseases in humans, livestock and/or pets.
PB  - Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology
C3  - Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - The necessity of monitoring rodent helminth communites in light of the One Health approach
SP  - 236
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4639
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera and Čabrilo, Borislav and Miljević, Milan and Tošić, Božana and Budinski, Ivana and Rajičić, Marija and Blagojević, Jelena",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Background. Because of globalizaton and urbanizaton, humans more frequently come into contact and cohabitate with wild animals, which leads to the possibility of pathogen transfer. Rodents commonly live near humans and domestc animals, and are well known natural reservoirs of zoonoses, including those caused by helminths. Climate changes can lead to zoonoses in previously non-endemic areas or in previously uninfected host species.
Material and Methods. Host samples were collected in areas such as picnic grounds, weekend settlements, and arable land. These are the places where humans and domestc animals can encounter infected animals or a contaminated environment, leading to pathogen transmission.
Results. During the study period, 11 host species from the families Muridae and Cricetdae were registered. Helminths were present in each host species, and fve of them were infected with parasites of medical and veterinary importance. The total species diversity of helminths in Serbian rodents consists of 36 identified species. Seven of them have confrmed zoonotc potental: Mesocestoides lineatus, Hymenolepis diminuta, H. nana (fraterna), Taenia marts, Hydatgena taeniaeformis, Calodium hepatcum and Moniliformis moniliformis. The dominant helminths regarding the number of infected host species and occurrence sites were H. diminuta, H. nana (fraterna) and M. lineatus.
Conclusion. Human travel and commerce over large distances facilitates the spread of parasites and their hosts into areas where they were previously absent. Additonally, the encroaching of human settlements into natural habitats, coupled with climate change, leads to parasites invading new hosts, including humans. All the above necessitates regular monitoring of rodent populatons, the parasites they carry, and their environment. Results of these analyses must be made available to physicians and veterinarians as evidence of parasite presence in a given area, which can allow experts to antcipate the occurrence of parasitc diseases in humans, livestock and/or pets.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology",
journal = "Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "The necessity of monitoring rodent helminth communites in light of the One Health approach",
pages = "236",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4639"
}

Bjelić Čabrilo, O., Čabrilo, B., Miljević, M., Tošić, B., Budinski, I., Rajičić, M.,& Blagojević, J.. (2021). The necessity of monitoring rodent helminth communites in light of the One Health approach. in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Serbian Society of Parasitology., 236.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4639

Bjelić Čabrilo O, Čabrilo B, Miljević M, Tošić B, Budinski I, Rajičić M, Blagojević J. The necessity of monitoring rodent helminth communites in light of the One Health approach. in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia. 2021;:236.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4639 .

Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, Čabrilo, Borislav, Miljević, Milan, Tošić, Božana, Budinski, Ivana, Rajičić, Marija, Blagojević, Jelena, "The necessity of monitoring rodent helminth communites in light of the One Health approach" in Programme & Abstract book: 13th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 2021 Oct 12-16; Belgrade, Serbia (2021):236,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4639 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Miljević, Milan
AU  - Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
AU  - Simin, Verica
AU  - Čabrilo, Borislav
AU  - Boganč Miljević, Jelena
AU  - Lalošević, Dušan
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3582
AB  - In the present study, 223 foxes were collected from various localities in the northern part of the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina province) and examined for intestinal helminths. Among the examined foxes 178 (79.8%) were infected. The most frequently identified parasites were Mesocestoides spp. (49.3%) and Toxascaris leonina (36.3%). The parasite with the lowest prevalence was Pterygodermatites affinis (0.9%), and this is the first confirmed finding in Serbia. The other recovered species were Alaria alata (25.6%), Taenia spp. (6.3%), Echinococcus multilocularis (13%), Toxocara canis (16.6%) and Uncinaria stenocephala (14.8%). The highest number of foxes infected with E. multilocularis were in the Srem area. The results of this study indicate the presence of helminth species in red foxes in Vojvodina which may also infect humans.
T2  - Acta veterinaria Hungarica
T1  - Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia
IS  - 4
VL  - 67
DO  - 10.1556/004.2019.055
SP  - 561
EP  - 571
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Miljević, Milan and Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera and Simin, Verica and Čabrilo, Borislav and Boganč Miljević, Jelena and Lalošević, Dušan",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In the present study, 223 foxes were collected from various localities in the northern part of the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina province) and examined for intestinal helminths. Among the examined foxes 178 (79.8%) were infected. The most frequently identified parasites were Mesocestoides spp. (49.3%) and Toxascaris leonina (36.3%). The parasite with the lowest prevalence was Pterygodermatites affinis (0.9%), and this is the first confirmed finding in Serbia. The other recovered species were Alaria alata (25.6%), Taenia spp. (6.3%), Echinococcus multilocularis (13%), Toxocara canis (16.6%) and Uncinaria stenocephala (14.8%). The highest number of foxes infected with E. multilocularis were in the Srem area. The results of this study indicate the presence of helminth species in red foxes in Vojvodina which may also infect humans.",
journal = "Acta veterinaria Hungarica",
title = "Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia",
number = "4",
volume = "67",
doi = "10.1556/004.2019.055",
pages = "561-571"
}

Miljević, M., Bjelić Čabrilo, O., Simin, V., Čabrilo, B., Boganč Miljević, J.,& Lalošević, D.. (2019). Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia. in Acta veterinaria Hungarica, 67(4), 561-571.
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2019.055

Miljević M, Bjelić Čabrilo O, Simin V, Čabrilo B, Boganč Miljević J, Lalošević D. Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia. in Acta veterinaria Hungarica. 2019;67(4):561-571.
doi:10.1556/004.2019.055 .

Miljević, Milan, Bjelić Čabrilo, Olivera, Simin, Verica, Čabrilo, Borislav, Boganč Miljević, Jelena, Lalošević, Dušan, "Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia" in Acta veterinaria Hungarica, 67, no. 4 (2019):561-571,
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2019.055 . .