RESEARCH GROUP LEADER: Dr. Petra FORGÁCH DVM, PhD, senior lecturer
CONTACT: [Click to see email]
MEMBERS:
1) Dr. András MAROSI
2) Dr. Csenge TOLNAI
3) Győző BAKONYI
4) Pálné GILAN
RESEARCH TOPIC:
Within the National Laboratory for Health Security consortial collaboration, the tasks of the research group are to develop methods for the investigation of (arbo)viruses significant from veterinary and public health aspects, screening of domestic and invasive mosquito samples on the presence of transmitted viruses and the monitoring of virus activity in maintaining and accidental hosts. We apply classical (virus isolation, virus neutralisation test) and modern (PCR, qPCR, sequencing, ELISA, immunofluorescence) virological methods. The project is executed in cooperation with the Veterinary Research Institute and the Centre of Ecological Research.
TOP PUBLICATIONS:
1) Fehér, Orsolya Eszter; Fehérvári, Péter; Tolnai, Csenge Hanna; Forgách, Petra; Malik, Péter; Jerzsele, Ákos; Wagenhoffer, Zsombor; Szenci, Otto; Korbacska-Kutasi, Orsolya (2022): Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestation of West Nile Virus Infections of Equines in Hungary, 2007–2020. VIRUSES 14: 11 Paper: 2551
2) Zana, Brigitta; Erdélyi, Károly; Nagy, Anna; Mezei, Eszter; Nagy, Orsolya; Takács, Mária; Bakonyi, Tamás; Forgách, Petra; Korbacska-Kutasi, Orsolya; Fehér, Orsolya et al. (2020): Multi-Approach Investigation Regarding the West Nile Virus Situation in Hungary, 2018. VIRUSES 12: 1 Paper: 123
3) Marosi, A; Forgach, P; Gyuranecz, M; Sulyok, KM; Bakonyi, T (2019): Evaluation of in vitro inhibitory potential of type-I interferons and different antiviral compounds on rabies virus replication. VACCINE 37: 33 pp. 4663-4672.
4) Marosi, A; Dufkova, L; Forro, B; Felde, O; Erdelyi, K; Sirmarova, J; Palus, M; Honig, V; Salat, J; Tikos, R et al. (2019): Combination therapy of rabies-infected mice with inhibitors of pro-inflammatory host response, antiviral compounds and human rabies immunoglobulin. VACCINE 37: 33 pp. 4724-4735.
5) Camp, JV; Haider, R; Porea, D; Oslobanu, LE; Forgach, P; Nowotny, N (2018): Serological surveillance for Tahyna virus (California encephalitis orthobunyavirus, Peribunyaviridae) neutralizing antibodies in wild ungulates in Austria, Hungary and Romania. ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH 65: 4 pp. 459-463.
GRANT PROJECTS:
National Laboratory for Health Security