Collaborating, researching, and innovating to protect the health of communities across the Balkan region.
The Balkan Association for Vector-Borne Diseases (BAVBD) Portal serves as a collaborative platform dedicated to addressing the growing public health threats posed by vector-borne diseases across the Balkan region. The portal connects researchers, healthcare professionals, institutions, and policymakers to strengthen regional cooperation and promote coordinated responses.
Through collaboration among researchers, healthcare professionals, public health institutions, and policymakers, BAVBD works to enhance knowledge exchange, improve surveillance systems, and support effective prevention and control strategies aimed at protecting public health across the region.
To unite expertise, research, and public health initiatives to prevent and control vector-borne diseases across the Balkan region.
A Balkan region where coordinated scientific action and resilient health systems protect communities from vector-borne diseases.
BAVBD fosters collaboration among scientists, healthcare professionals, institutions, and policymakers across the Balkan region to strengthen coordinated responses to vector-borne diseases.
We support scientific research and promote innovative approaches to better understand vectors, disease transmission, and the development of effective prevention and control strategies.
BAVBD invests in education, training, and knowledge exchange to strengthen the capacity of healthcare professionals and institutions to detect, prevent, and manage vector-borne diseases.
Through improved surveillance, public awareness, and preventive measures, we work to reduce the impact of vector-borne diseases and protect the health of communities across the Balkan region.
Environmental and ecological changes influence the spread of vector-borne diseases. BAVBD promotes adaptive strategies that strengthen regional preparedness and resilience.
BAVBD advocates for stronger public health policies and promotes awareness of the risks and prevention of vector-borne diseases through education, outreach, and community engagement.
Researchers, healthcare professionals, institutions, and policymakers interested in collaboration are welcome to join the BAVBD Portal and engage with the Balkan Association for Vector-Borne Diseases community.
Together, through scientific cooperation and knowledge exchange, we can strengthen regional preparedness and reduce the impact of vector-borne diseases across the Balkan region.
President of BAVBD
University clinic for Infectious Diseases & Febrile Conditions - Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
Secretary of BAVBD
National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
Treasurer of BAVBD
Pasteur Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Clinical medicine Task Force Leader
Clinic for Infectology, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Task Force Leader
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Public and One Health University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
Diagnostics and Laboratory Research Task Force Leader
National Laboratory of Virology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Biosafety Task Force Leader
National Laboratory of Virology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki, Greece
Institute of Zoology, State University of Moldova
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
