Mgr. Barbora Pafčo, Ph.D.

2026

• Emerging pathogenic strongylid infections in Virunga Massif mountain gorillas: Role of environmental stressors

  PAFČO Barbora KREISINGER Jakub ROMPORTL Dusan MASON Bethan CERVENA Barbora UWAMAHORO Carine ECKARDT Winnie NDAGIJIMANA Felix NZIZA Julius KAMBALE SYALUHA Eddy SSEBIDE Bernard NOHERI Jean Bosco BAHIZI Methode OKWIROKELLO Ricky NIZEYIMANA Fred LUKUSA Jean-Paul GILARDI Kirsten MUVUNYI Richard UWINGELI Prosper MUDAKIKWA Antoine MAPILANGA Jeff KALONJI Arthur ARUHO Robert HICKEY Jena SLAPETA Jan MODRÝ David LOWENSTINE Linda HASEGAWA Hideo CRANFIELD Mike PETRZELKOVA Klara J.

  Article in Periodical

  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, year: 2026, volume: 63, edition: 1, DOI

• The potential threat of Strongyloides spp. to mountain gorillas and public health in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

  BUKAMBA Nelson SAMBUCCI Kelly Marie NOSKOVÁ Eva BALÁŽ Vojtech OKWIR OKELLO Ricky MUHUMUZA Dilly Dan NIZEYIMANA Fred SARGISON Neil Donald KELLY Rob Francis SSEBIDE Benard SMILEY-EVANS Tierra PETRŽELKOVÁ Klára GILARDI Kirsten PAFČO Barbora ČERVENÁ Barbora

  Article in Periodical

  PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH, year: 2026, volume: 125, edition: 1, DOI

2025

• Cryptosporidium, Microsporidia and Giardia infections in endangered mountain gorillas inhabiting Virunga Massif

  UWAMAHORO Carine HOLUBOVA Nikola JIRKU Milan SAK Bohumil KVETONOVA Dana SAMAS Peter CERVENA Barbora ROMPORTL Dusan ECKARDT Winnie NDAGIJIMANA Felix MUVUNYI Richard UWINGELI Prosper MAPILANGA Jeff KALONJI Arthur ARUHO Robert CRANFIELD Michael GILARDI Kirsten NZIZA Julius SSEBIDE Benard SYALUHA Eddy K. A. M. B. A. L. E. PAFČO Barbora JIRKU Katerina KVAC Martin PETRZELKOVA Klara J.

  Article in Periodical

  JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY, year: 2025, volume: 74, edition: September, DOI

• Insights into Infant Strongyloidiasis, Papua New Guinea

  ZHAO Huan HAIDAMAK Juciliane NOSKOVÁ Eva ILÍK Vladislav PAFČO Barbora FORD Rebecca MASIRIA Geraldine MAURE Tobias KOTALE Nichola POMAT William GORDON Catherine NAVARRO Severine HORWOOD Paul F. CONSTANTINOIU Constantin GREENHILL Andrew R. BRADBURY Richard S.

  Article in Periodical

  EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, year: 2025, volume: 31, edition: 9, DOI

• Shaping the human gut microbiota: The role of canine companionship, lifestyle choices, and Blastocystis sp.

  PAVLICKOVA Zuzana PAFČO Barbora ILIK Vladislav ANDERSEN Lee O'Brien JIRKU Milan BROZOVA Kristyna MODRÝ David KADLECOVA Oldriska STENSVOLD Christen Rune JIRKU Katerina

  Article in Periodical

  One Health, year: 2025, volume: 20, edition: June, DOI

• Untangling parasite epidemiology of mountain gorillas through historical samples: Strongylid nematodes are friends or foe?

  MASON Bethan ILÍK Vladislav CERVENA Barbora CRANFIELD Michael NZIZA Julius SSEBIDE Benard GILARDI Kirsten UWAMAHORO Carine ECKARDT Winnie NDAGIJIMANA Felix MUVUNYI Richard UWINGELI Prosper MUDAKIKWA Antoine ARUHO Robert WHITTIER Christopher A KREISINGER Jakub SAMAS Peter NOSKOVÁ Eva MODRÝ David PAFČO Barbora PETRZELKOVA Klara J

  Article in Periodical

  BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, year: 2025, volume: 310, edition: October, DOI

2024

• Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

  CERVENA Barbora PROKOPOVA Tereza CAMEIRA Rita Maria PAFČO Barbora SAMAS Peter ROMPORTL Dusan UWAMAHORO Carine NOHERI Jean Bosco NTWARI Adrien Emile BAHIZI Methode NZAYISENGA Gaspard NZIZA Julius GILARDI Kirsten ECKARDT Winnie NDAGIJIMANA Felix MUDAKIKWA Antoine MUVUNYI Richard UWINGELI Prosper CRANFIELD Michael SLAPETA Jan PETRZELKOVA Klara Judita MODRÝ David

  Article in Periodical

  Parasitology, year: 2024, volume: 151, edition: 2, DOI

• First insight into strongylid nematode diversity and anthelmintic treatment effectiveness in beef cattle in the Czech Republic explored by HTS metagenomics

  PAFČO Barbora NOSKOVÁ Eva ILÍK Vladislav ANETTOVÁ Lucia CERVENA Barbora KREISINGER Jakub PSENKOVA Ilona VACLAVEK Petr VYHLIDALOVA Tereza JEZKOVA Jana MALAT Kamil MIHALCA Andrei D MODRÝ David

  Article in Periodical

  VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS, year: 2024, volume: 47, edition: January, DOI

• High-throughput sequencing of Strongyloides stercoralis – a fatal disseminated infection in a dog

  NOSKOVÁ Eva SVOBODOVÁ Vlasta HYPSKÁ Vilma CEREZO-ECHEVARRIA Argine KURUCOVÁ Terézia ILÍK Vladislav MODRÝ David PAFČO Barbora

  Article in Periodical

  Parasitology, year: 2024, volume: 151, edition: 6, DOI

• Hookworm genomics: dusk or dawn?

  ILÍK Vladislav SCHWARZ Erich M NOSKOVÁ Eva PAFČO Barbora

  Article in Periodical

  Trends in Parasitology, year: 2024, volume: 40, edition: 6, DOI