{"id":13740,"date":"2026-01-27T09:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibs.bialowieza.pl\/en\/?page_id=13740"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:50:32","slug":"wildlife-disease-ecology-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibs.bialowieza.pl\/en\/research-groups\/wildlife-disease-ecology-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Disease Ecology Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; inner_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_3&#8243; show_border=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Leader<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_staff member=&#8221;7885&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_staff][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Wiersz&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Pracownicy&#8221; module_class=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Group members<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Tekst&#8221; module_class=&#8221;staff-table&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/ibs.bialowieza.pl\/pracownicy\/7591-2\/\">dr. habil. 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The group\u2019s goal is to achieve a better understanding of the mechanisms that enable pathogens to persist and be transmitted within mammal populations, as well as their role in ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildlife Disease Ecology Group conducts research on parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases of wild animals from ecological and epidemiological perspectives. 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