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Vision
To establish a healthcare environment in which vector-borne diseases (VBDs) no longer pose a threat to public health—ensuring timely identification of infected individuals and mitigating the consequences of infection.
Mission
To reduce the clinical impact and mortality associated with vector-borne diseases through improved diagnostic, therapeutic, and educational approaches.
Goals and Strategic Instruments of the BAVD Clinical Task Force
Define clinical activities based on specific vectors and the diseases they transmit, ensuring a targeted and disease-specific approach.
Identify and address current challenges faced by clinicians, particularly in interpreting diagnostic results in light of often complex or atypical clinical presentations.
Recognize and analyze weaknesses within the clinical field that contribute to misdiagnosis or inadequate treatment of VBDs.
Recommend updated diagnostic and therapeutic protocols and promote adherence to established guidelines that are underutilized in current practice.
Engage with key stakeholders, including public health authorities, secondary and tertiary healthcare institutions, infectious disease specialists, and related disciplines, as well as national and regional health councils and veterinary institutions.
Organize continuous medical education (CME) initiatives to raise awareness of the presence, significance, and current trends in VBDs.
Establish collaborations with specialized VBD centers to facilitate ongoing professional development and scientific exchange.
Advocate for multidisciplinary involvement in the care of VBD patients by promoting the education of professionals in related specialties (e.g., anesthesiology, neurology, physiotherapy) and ensuring unrestricted access to advanced diagnostic tools (e.g., electromyoneurography, brain and spinal MRI).

Dr. Boris Jergović, PhD
Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases
“Prof. dr Kosta Todorović”
University Clinical Center of Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
Assoc.Prof. Jasmina Poluga
Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases
University Clinical Center of Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia

Dr. Nemanja Đorđević
University of Kragujevac,
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Department of Infectious diseases
Kragujevac, Serbia

Dr. Milan Grujoski
General hospital “Ferid Murat“ Gostivar
Gostivar, Republic of North Macedonia

Dr. Verica Jovanova
Infectious Disease Department,
Clinical Hospital Shtip
Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia


Dr. Ivana Lesnjak
University Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Department of Infectious diseases
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Kragujevac, Serbia

Dr. Magdalena Baymakova
Department of Infectious Diseases,
Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria


Assist. Prof. Biljana Popovska Jovičić
University Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Department of Infectious diseases
Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Kragujevac, Serbia
Dr. Marija Najdovska
University Clinic for Infectious diseases & febrile conditions
Skopje, North Macedonia

Dr. Angela Stamenkovska
PHI General Hospital with extended activity
Gevgelija, North Macedonia
Dr. Sofija Mateska
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile conditions
Skopje, North Macedonia

Dr. Kostadin Poposki
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile conditions
Skopje, North Macedonia



Dr. Dragana Milutinović
Clinic for Infectology, University Clinical Center Niš
Niš, Serbia

Dr. Dejan Jakimovski
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile conditions
Skopje, North Macedonia

Dr. Marija Đurković Kirilov
Infectious disease Department
General Hospital ,,Dr Aleksa Savić”
Prokuplje, Serbia
