Our department places strong emphasis on conducting research activities. Currently, investigations are ongoing in the following areas:

• Examination of bat feces in Hungary for the presence of flaviviruses and pestiviruses (Dr. Lilla Dénes)

• Molecular analysis of the composition of the porcine fecal microbiome in relation to the presence and genetic variability of rotaviruses (Dr. Lilla Dénes, Dr. Barbara Igriczi)

• Investigation of the presence and role of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in certain feline tumors using histopathological and molecular biological methods (Dr. Anna Szilasi)

• Investigation of “emerging pathogens” in feline tissues (Dr. Anna Szilasi)

• Differentiation of feline inflammatory bowel disease and low-grade alimentary lymphoma using molecular biological methods (PARR) (Dr. Anna Szilasi)

• Histopathological and electron microscopic examination of canine kidney biopsy samples (Dr. Anna Szilasi)

• Investigation of transmissible (viral) proventriculitis in domestic samples (Dr. Péter Dobra)

• Infection dynamics and comparative genetic analysis of porcine circoviruses and parvoviruses in large-scale swine populations (Dr. Barbara Igriczi)

• Application of frontline technologies to screen pathogens, the environment, and pigs for improved disease control in swine herds (Dr. Gyula Balka, Dr. Lilla Dénes, Dr. Barbara Igriczi)

• Processing of metagenomic data from livestock (Dr. Áron Szenes)

• Development of hemostasis assays in animals (Dr. Áron Szenes)