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Overview

Zoltán Széll is affiliated with the National Food Chain Safety Office in Hungary. The scientist's research focuses predominantly on parasitic diseases, parasite-host interactions, and ecology, integrating fields of medicine and environmental science. Their work often intersects with areas such as infectious diseases, parasitology, pathology and forensic medicine, surgery, and studies on congenital anomalies and urological disorders.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies

Széll has published papers in several scientific venues, including:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology Research

Notable research articles by Zoltán Széll include:

  • Rapid spread and emergence of heartworm resulting from climate and climate-driven ecological changes in Hungary, 2020, Veterinary Parasitology
  • Emerging human alveolar echinococcosis in Hungary (2003-2018): a retrospective case series analysis from a multi-centre study, 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • First report of molecular taxonomic analyses of European beaver metazoan parasites from Hungary, 2022, Parasitology Research

Throughout their career, Széll has collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • T. Sréter
  • Z. Tolnai
  • Á. Bacsadi
  • Levente Szeredi
  • Csaba Nemes

Best Publications

  • Extraintestinal nematode infections of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary

    T. Sréter;Z. Széll;G. Marucci;E. Pozio

  • Spatial distribution of Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus in Hungary: evidence for change?

    Tamás Sréter;Z. Szell;I. Varga

  • Echinococcus multilocularis: an emerging pathogen in Hungary and Central Eastern Europe?

    Tamás Sréter;Zoltán Széll;Zsuzsa Egyed;István Varga

  • Seasonal activity and tick-borne pathogen infection rates of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Hungary

    László Egyed;Péter Élő;Zsuzsanna Sréter-Lancz;Zoltán Széll

  • Onchocercosis: A newly recognized disease in dogs

    Tamás Sréter;Zoltán Széll

  • Morphologic, Host Specificity, and Molecular Characterization of a Hungarian Cryptosporidium meleagridis Isolate

    Tamás Sréter;Gábor Kovács;Alexandre J. da Silva;Norman J. Pieniazek

  • Dirofilaria immitis: an emerging parasite in dogs, red foxes and golden jackals in Hungary.

    Z. Tolnai;Z. Széll;Á. Sproch;L. Szeredi

  • Canine ocular onchocercosis in Hungary.

    Z Széll;I Erdélyi;T Sréter;M Albert

  • Temporal distribution of Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor reticulatus and Haemaphysalis concinna in Hungary

    Z. Széll;Z. Sréter-Lancz;Károly Márialigeti;Tamás Sréter

  • Ectoparasite infestations of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary.

    T. Sréter;Z. Széll;I. Varga

  • Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp.--recent developments and future needs.

    Z Egyed;T Sréter;Z Széll;I Varga

  • Environmental determinants of the spatial distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis and Eucoleus aerophilus in Hungary.

    Z. Tolnai;Z. Széll;T. Sréter

  • Spatial distribution and genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis in Hungary.

    A. Casulli;Z. Széll;E. Pozio;T. Sréter

  • Rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group in ixodid ticks from Hungary: Identification of a new genotype ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii')

    Zsuzsanna Sréter-Lancz;Zoltán Széll;G Kovács;László Egyed

  • Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and lack of bartonellae in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Hungary.

    Zsuzsa Sréter-Lancz;Krisztián Tornyai;Zoltán Széll;Tamás Sréter

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum: an emerging tick-borne pathogen in Hungary and Central Eastern Europe.

    T. Sréter;Z. Sréter-Lancz;Z. Széll;D. Kálmán

  • Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Onchocerca lupi and its Wolbachia endosymbiont.

    Z Egyed;T Sréter;Z Széll;G Nyiro

  • Echinococcus multilocularis and Trichinella spiralis in golden jackals (Canis aureus) of Hungary.

    Z. Széll;G. Marucci;E. Pozio;T. Sréter

  • Morphologic and genetic characterization of Onchocerca lupi infecting dogs

    Z. Egyed;T. Sréter;Z. Széll;Bank Beszteri

  • Molecular genetic comparison of Onchocerca sp. infecting dogs in Europe with other spirurid nematodes including Onchocerca lienalis.

    Z. Sréter-Lancz;Z. Széll;Tamás Sréter

  • Subconjunctival zoonotic onchocerciasis in man: aberrant infection with Onchocerca lupi?

    T. Sréter;Z. Széll;Z. Egyed;I. Varga

  • RESEARCH NOTE BARTONELLA INFECTIONS IN FLEAS (SIPHONAPTERA: PULICIDAE) AND LACK OF BARTONELLAE IN TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDAE) FROM HUNGARY

    Zsuzsa Sréter-Lancz;Krisztián Tornyai;Zoltán Széll;Tamás Sréter

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamás Sréter
Tamás Sréter National Food Chain Safety Office
Edoardo Pozio
Edoardo Pozio Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Gianluca Marucci
Gianluca Marucci Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Sándor Hornok
Sándor Hornok University of Veterinary Medicine
Gábor M. Kovács
Gábor M. Kovács Eötvös Loránd University
Adriano Casulli
Adriano Casulli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Norman J. Pieniazek
Norman J. Pieniazek Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas F. E. Barth
Thomas F. E. Barth University of Ulm

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