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Kurt Pfister is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Immunology and Microbiology.

The scientist's work focuses on vector-borne infectious diseases, vector-borne animal diseases, viral infections and vectors, as well as aspects of ecology including species distribution and climate change. Additional topics explored include helminth infection and control, coccidia and coccidiosis research, and ecological and vegetation dynamics studies.

Main fields of study covered by their research are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Subfields of study include:

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Key recent papers by Kurt Pfister are:

  • Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate, Germany, 2020, published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Dermacentor reticulatus and Babesia canis in Bavaria (Germany)-A Georeferenced Field Study with Digital Habitat Characterization, 2020, published in Pathogens
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Questing and Engorged Ticks from Different Habitat Types in Southern Germany, 2021, published in Microorganisms
  • Host-pathogen associations revealed by genotyping of European strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum to describe natural endemic cycles, 2023, published in Parasites & Vectors
  • Preliminary Data from Six Years of Selective Anthelmintic Treatment on Five Horse Farms in France and Switzerland, 2020, published in Animals

Frequent co-authors with whom Kurt Pfister has collaborated include:

  • Cornelia Silaghi
  • Cristian Răileanu
  • Evelyn Overzier
  • Dana Zubríková
  • Maria Wittmann

The scientist's work is disseminated across several specialized venues, including:

  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Pathogens
  • Microorganisms
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Animals

Best Publications

  • Driving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe

    Jolyon M. Medlock;Kayleigh M. Hansford;Antra Bormane;Marketa Derdakova

  • Epidemiological aspects and molecular characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. from southern Germany with special respect to the new species Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov.

    Volker Fingerle;Ulrike C. Schulte-Spechtel;Eva Ruzic-Sabljic;Sarah Leonhard

  • Klinische Labordiagnostik in der Tiermedizin

    Andreas Moritz;Natali Bauer;Pamela Beelitz;Hartwig Bostedt

  • The molecular characterisation of Giardia from dogs in southern Germany

    S. Leonhard;K. Pfister;P. Beelitz;C. Wielinga

  • Occurrence of Babesia spp., Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. in Ixodes ricinus in Bavarian public parks, Germany

    Sabine Schorn;Kurt Pfister;Holger Reulen;Monia Mahling

  • First molecular detection of Babesia vogeli in dogs from Brazil

    Lygia Maria Friche Passos;Stefan M. Geiger;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Kurt Pfister

  • Detection of tick-borne pathogens in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), in questing ticks (Ixodes ricinus), and in ticks infesting roe deer in southern Germany.

    Evelyn Overzier;Kurt Pfister;Ingrid Herb;Monia Mahling

  • Qualitative and quantitative observations on the flea population dynamics of dogs and cats in several areas of Germany.

    W. Beck;K. Boch;H. Mackensen;B. Wiegand

  • Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing ticks, ticks parasitizing rodents and the parasitized rodents – Analyzing the host-pathogen-vector interface in a metropolitan area

    Cornelia Silaghi;Dietlinde Woll;Dietmar Hamel;Kurt Pfister

  • Parasite spectrum and seasonal epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in The Gambia.

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  • Parasitic infections of domestic cats, Felis catus, in western Hungary

    B. Capári;D. Hamel;M. Visser;R. Winter

  • Detection and molecular characterization of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi isolates from endemic areas of Brazil

    Alexandra Heim;Lygia M. F. Passos;Lygia M. F. Passos;Múcio F. B. Ribeiro;Lívio M. Costa-Júnior

  • Infections with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in dogs in Germany

    B. Kohn;C. Silaghi;D. Galke;G. Arndt

  • The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)--a suitable reservoir for variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum?

    Cornelia Silaghi;Jasmin Skuballa;Claudia Thiel;Kurt Pfister

  • Selective therapy in equine parasite control—Application and limitations

    M.K. Nielsen;K. Pfister;G. von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Flea control failure? Myths and realities

    Lénaïg Halos;Frédéric Beugnet;Luís Cardoso;Robert Farkas

  • Human activities predominate in determining changing incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in Europe.

    S. E. Randolph;P. Anda;T. Avsic-Zupanc;A. Bormane

  • Epidemiological aspects on vector-borne infections in stray and pet dogs from Romania and Hungary with focus on Babesia spp.

    Dietmar Hamel;Cornelia Silaghi;Daniel Lescai;Kurt Pfister

  • Abundance and seasonal activity of questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in their natural habitats in southern Germany in 2011

    Michaela Schulz;Monia Mahling;Kurt Pfister

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum in dogs in Germany.

    J. Jensen;D. Simon;H. M. Escobar;J. T. Soller;J. T. Soller

  • Selective anthelmintic therapy of horses in the Federal states of Bavaria (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria): an investigation into strongyle egg shedding consistency.

    Anne M. Becher;Monia Mahling;Martin K. Nielsen;Kurt Pfister

  • Genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from 14 equine granulocytic anaplasmosis cases

    Cornelia Silaghi;Gabriele Liebisch;Kurt Pfister

  • Genetic Variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Wild Caprine and Cervid Ungulates from the Alps in Tyrol, Austria

    Cornelia Silaghi;Dietmar Hamel;Claudia Thiel;Kurt Pfister

  • A molecular survey of Babesia spp. and Theileria spp. in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and their ticks from Thuringia, Germany.

    Nour-Addeen Najm;Elisabeth Meyer-Kayser;Lothar Hoffmann;Ingrid Herb

  • Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks, Germany.

    Cornelia Silaghi;Dietmar Hamel;Claudia Thiel;Kurt Pfister

  • Sero-prevalence and risk indicators for canine ehrlichiosis in three rural areas of Brazil.

    Livio Martins Costa;Karin Rembeck;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Pamela Beelitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Cornelia Silaghi
Cornelia Silaghi Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Lygia M.F. Passos
Lygia M.F. Passos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Steffen Rehbein
Steffen Rehbein Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro
Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Martin Pfeffer
Martin Pfeffer Leipzig University
Martin K. Nielsen
Martin K. Nielsen Aarhus University
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna Freie Universität Berlin
Ray M. Kaplan
Ray M. Kaplan St. George's University
Volker Fingerle
Volker Fingerle Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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