Dr. Darinka Klarić Soldo
Department of Pathobiology and Epidemiology,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Topics of interest: Veterinary parasitology, vector-borne diseases, tick-borne pathogens, zoonoses, veterinary epidemiology, public health, entomology, wildlife health monitoring, biodiversity protection, One Health approach, laboratory diagnostics, surveillance of emerging pathogens.
BAVBD contribution:
Through my work at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, and the accredited Laboratory for Parasitology (BAS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018), I have gained experience in laboratory diagnostics, field sampling, vector monitoring, and research activities related to emerging pathogens transmitted by ticks and other vectors.
I participated in several national and international projects related to tick mapping in Bosnia and Herzegovina, monitoring of Culicoides species and sand flies, wildlife health monitoring, and surveillance of zoonotic and parasitic diseases. These projects included multidisciplinary collaboration with experts in veterinary medicine, epidemiology, entomology, environmental protection, wildlife management, and public health institutions.
My PhD research focused on the distribution of emerging tick-borne pathogens in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a particular interest in epidemiological surveillance and One Health approaches connecting veterinary medicine, environmental health, and public health.
Within BAVBD, I am interested in collaborating on the following areas: vector and pathogen surveillance, tick-borne disease diagnostics, wildlife monitoring, zoonotic disease research, international research networking, epidemiological data exchange, and future regional and international project proposals, as well as One Health initiatives in the Balkan region.
References:
1. Omeragic J., Šerić-Haračić S., Klarić Soldo D. K. Naida, Fejzic N., Škapur V., Medlock J.: Distribution of ticks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2021. S1877-959X(21)00223-5, TTBDIS 101870 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101870.
2. Goletić T., Klarić Soldo D., Kapo N., Goletić, Š., Koro-Spahić, A., Alispahić, A., Softić, A., Škapur, V., & Omeragić, J. (2024). Tick-Borne Pathogens in Dermacentor reticulatus Ticks from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pathogens, 13(5), 421. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13050421.
3. Omeragić, J., Kapo, N., Goletić, Š., Softić, A., Terzić, I., Šabić, E., Škapur, V., Klarić Soldo, D., & Goletić, T. (2024). Investigation of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodes Ticks from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Animals: an open access journal from MDPI, 14(15), 2190. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14152190
4. Dvorak Vit, Erisoz Kasap Ozge, Ivovic Vladimir, Mikov Ognyan, Stefanovska Jovana, Martinkovic Franjo,Omeragic Jasmin, Pajovic Igor, Baymak Devrim, Oguz Gizem, Hlavackova Kristyna, Gresova Marketa, Gunay Filiz, Vaselek Slavica, Ayhan Nazli, Lestinova Tereza, Cvetkovikj Aleksandar, Klaric Soldo Darinka, Katerinova Ivelina, Tchakarova Simona, Yılmaz Ayda, Karaoglu Begum, Risueno Iranzo Jose, Kadriaj Perparim, Velo Enkelejda, Ozbel Yusuf, Petric Dusan, Volf Petr, Alten Bulent: Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in eight Balkan countries: historical review and region-wide entomological survey. Parasites&Vectors,13:573, 2020., https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04448-w5.
5. Goletić T., Satrovic L., Softic A., Omeragic J., Goletic S., Klaric Sodo D., Koro Spahic A., Zuko A., Satrovic E., Alic A. (2022). Serologic and molecular evidence for circulation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks and cattle in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 13:(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102004