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Animal Science and Veterinary
Romania
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
28
Citations
2880
World Ranking
2689
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Romania Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Romania Leader Award

Overview

Vasile Cozma is affiliated with the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology and veterinary science, with significant contributions to understanding helminth infections and parasitic diseases in animals.

Their scholarly work spans multiple fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine. More specific subfields of study include Animal Science and Zoology, Parasitology, Small Animals, Infectious Diseases, and Ecology.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Insects and Parasite Interactions
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Prevalence of Swine Gastrointestinal Parasites in Two Free-Range Farms from Nord-West Region of Romania, 2022, Pathogens
  • The Effects of Allium sativum L., Artemisia absinthium L., Cucurbita pepo L., Coriandrum sativum L., Satureja hortensis L. and Calendula officinalis L. on the Embryogenesis of Ascaris suum Eggs during an In Vitro Experimental Study, 2022, Pathogens
  • Toxocara cati and Other Parasitic Enteropathogens: More Commonly Found in Owned Cats with Gastrointestinal Signs Than in Clinically Healthy Ones, 2021, Pathogens
  • The Effects of Coriandrum sativum L. and Cucurbita pepo L. against Gastrointestinal Parasites in Swine: An In Vivo Study, 2023, Microorganisms
  • A review of Trichinella species infection in wild animals in Romania, 2022, Food and Waterborne Parasitology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Mihai-Horia Băieș, Zsolt Boros, Călin Mircea Gherman, Anamaria Cozma-Petruț, and Adriana Györke.

The scientist regularly publishes in journals such as Pathogens, Microorganisms, BMC Veterinary Research, Helminthologia, and Veterinary Parasitology. These outlets reflect their focus on parasitic infections, veterinary parasitology, and related microbiological studies.

Best Publications

  • Parasites of domestic owned cats in Europe: Co-infestations and risk factors

    Frédéric Beugnet;Patrick Bourdeau;Karine Chalvet-Monfray;Vasile Cozma

  • Contribution of the IL-17/IL-23 axis to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.

    Cristina-Sorina Cătană;Ioana Berindan Neagoe;Vasile Cozma;Cristian Magdaş

  • Seroprevalence and Geographic Distribution of Dirofilaria immitis and Tick-Borne Infections (Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, and Ehrlichia canis) in Dogs from Romania

    Viorica Mircean;Mirabela Oana Dumitrache;Adriana Györke;Nikola Pantchev

  • Synopsis of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Romania with update on host associations and geographical distribution

    A. D. Mihalca;M. O. Dumitrache;C. Magdaş;C. M. Gherman

  • Prevalence and distribution of Eimeria species in broiler chicken farms of different capacities.

    Adriana Györke;Loredana Pop;Vasile Cozma

  • A dramatic increase in the incidence of human trichinellosis in Romania over the past 25 years: impact of political changes and regional food habits.

    Radu Blaga;Benoit Durand;Silvia Antoniu;Calin Gherman

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dairy goats from Romania

    Anamaria Iovu;Adriana Györke;Viorica Mircean;Raluca Gavrea

  • Coendangered hard-ticks: threatened or threatening?

    Andrei Daniel Mihalca;Călin Mircea Gherman;Vasile Cozma

  • Zoonotic pathogens associated with Hyalomma aegyptium in endangered tortoises: evidence for host-switching behaviour in ticks?

    Anamaria I Paștiu;Ioana A Matei;Andrei D Mihalca;Gianluca D’Amico

  • Prevalence and risk factors of Giardia duodenalis in dogs from Romania

    Viorica Mircean;Adriana Györke;Vasile Cozma

  • Tick parasites of rodents in Romania: host preferences, community structure and geographical distribution

    Andrei D Mihalca;Mirabela O Dumitrache;Attila D Sándor;Cristian Magdaş

  • Occurrence of Dipylidium caninum in fleas from client-owned cats and dogs in Europe using a new PCR detection assay

    Frédéric Beugnet;Michel Labuschagne;Josephus Fourie;Guillot Jacques

  • Characterisation of a high-frequency gene encoding a strongly antigenic cystatin-like protein from Trichinella spiralis at its early invasion stage.

    Bin Tang;Mingyuan Liu;Libo Wang;Shenye Yu

  • Helminth parasites of reptiles (Reptilia) in Romania.

    A. D. Mihalca;C. Gherman;I. Ghira;V. Cozma

  • Trichinella species circulating among wild and domestic animals in Romania.

    Radu Blaga;Radu Blaga;Calin Gherman;Vasile Cozma;Aleksandar Zocevic

  • Toxoplasma gondii in Romanian household cats: evaluation of serological tests, epidemiology and risk factors.

    Adriana Györke;Marieke Opsteegh;Viorica Mircean;Anamaria Iovu

  • Effects of Artemisia annua and Foeniculum vulgare on chickens highly infected with Eimeria tenella (Phylum Apicomplexa)

    Liviu Drăgan;Adriana Györke;Jorge F S Ferreira;Ioan A Pop

  • Echinococcus multilocularis in south-eastern Europe (Romania)

    Sandor B. Sikó;Peter Deplazes;C. Ceica;C. S. Tivadar

  • In Romania, exposure to Toxoplasma gondii occurs twice as often in swine raised for familial consumption as in hunted wild boar, but occurs rarely, if ever, among fattening pigs raised in confinement.

    Anamaria Ioana Paştiu;Adriana Györke;Radu Blaga;Viorica Mircean

  • Transstadial Transmission of Borrelia turcica in Hyalomma aegyptium Ticks

    Zsuzsa Kalmár;Vasile Cozma;Hein Sprong;Setareh Jahfari

  • Effects of artemisinin in broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima and E. tenella in battery trials

    Loredana Pop;Adriana Györke;Alexandru Flaviu Tǎbǎran;Mirabela Oana Dumitrache

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Dairy Goats from Romania

    Anamaria Iovu;Adriana;Viorica Mircean;Raluca Gavrea

Frequent Co-Authors

Călin Mircea Gherman
Călin Mircea Gherman University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Andrei Daniel Mihalca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Attila D. Sándor
Attila D. Sándor University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Gianluca D’Amico
Gianluca D’Amico University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Isabelle Villena
Isabelle Villena University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Edoardo Pozio
Edoardo Pozio Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Benoit Durand
Benoit Durand French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety
Frederic Beugnet
Frederic Beugnet Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich
Gereon Schares
Gereon Schares Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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