Introduction

 

Dr. Károly Erdélyi received his diploma from the University of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. After graduation, he started working at the National Institute of Animal Health, where he acquired a wide range of methodological knowledge, primarily related to the diagnostic examinations of wild animals. In addition to the application of pathology, microbiology, parasitology and molecular diagnostics in wildlife health, he also used this extensive knowledge as the Head of Quality Management of the successor NÉBIH ÁDI (2009-2015). In addition, he headed the Laboratory of Mammalian, Game and Poultry Diseases of NÉBIH ÁDI for ten years (2011-2021) and performed wildlife health diagnostics.

He obtained his MSc degree in Game biology and wildlife management from the Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences in 1999, and defended his doctoral degree in 2010 at Szent István University with the title “Fibropapillomatosis of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Hungary”.

Also in 2010, he became a member of the European College of Zoological Medicine and an EBVS™ European Veterinary Specialist in Wildlife Population Health.

The University of Veterinary Medicine awarded him the title of Honorary University Professor in 2019.

Since June 2021, he has been a senior research fellow at the Veterinary Research Institute and since February 2023, he is leading the Disease Ecology and Wildlife Health research group of the HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute.

He works as a research associate at the Department of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the University of Veterinary Medicine from September 1, 2023.

 

Main research areas:

• Wildlife diseases, pathogens and parasites of zoonotic, animal health, game management and nature conservation importance

• Investigation of vector-borne pathogens, primary focus on Flaviviruses of zoonotic importance (West Nile virus, Usutu virus, …)

• Epidemiological role and health impacts of invasive species – e.g. Arthropod vectors

• Development of diagnostic methods

 

Professional organization membership

Hungarian Society of Parasitologists since 1999

Wildlife Disease Association (WDA – EWDA) since 2000 (on EWDA board: 2006 – 2018)

Hungarian Association of Wildlife and Zoo Veterinarians (founding member) since 2003

IUCN – Wildlife Health Specialist Group since 2004

Hungarian Zoonosis Society – board member since 2020

Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Veterinary Scientific Committee – since 2021

 

Progress

2023 – Head of the Disease Ecology and Wildlife Health Research Group HUN-REN Veterinary Research Institute, Budapest

2023 – 2024 Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest

2021 – Senior Research Fellow, Veterinary Research Institute, Budapest

2011 – 2021 Head of the Laboratory of Mammalian, Game and Poultry Diseases, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, NÉBIH, Budapest

2009 – 2015 Head of Quality Management, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, Budapest

2005 – 2011 Laboratory Veterinarian, Department of Mammalian Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, Agricultural Administrative Office, Budapest

1997 – 2005 Laboratory veterinarian National Institute of Animal Health, Department of Wildlife Diseases and Parasitology, Budapest

1996 – 1997 Veterinary trainee, Animal Health and Food Inspection department, Budapest