Division of Avian and Fish Diseases
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Name
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Title
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Specialization
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Areas of interest
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Weisman, Y.
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D.V.M., Ph.D.
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Virology, microbiology
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Enteric viruses of turkeys.
Malabsorption syndrome of poultry
Infectious bronchitis
Avian flavivirus |
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Davidson, Irit
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Ph.D.
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Virology, immunology,
molecular biology
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Avian tumor viruses and differential diagnosis
Immunochemistry of viral immunogenic proteins Mechanisms of oncogenicity
Flaviruses of poultry
Molecular interactions between herpes and
retroviruses
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Levisohn, Sharon
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Ph.D.
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Microbiology
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Rapid diagnostic methods for avian mycoplasmas
Pathogenesis of mycoplasma infection
Application of PCR for field diagnosis
National reference laboratory for animal mycoplasmas
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Lublin, A.
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D.V.M., Ph.D.
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Physiology, endocrinology
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Animal physiology and endocrinology
Statistical analyses of animal experimentation
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Machani, Sarah
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D.V.M.
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Bacteriology
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Isolation and identification of bacteria,
fungi and chlamydia
Avian pathology |
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Malkinson, M.
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Ph.D., M.R.C.V.S.
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Virology, immunology
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Avian tumor viruses
Diagnostic techniques for viral diseases Immunosuppressive mechanisms in pathogenesis Avian flaviviruses (West Nile, TMEV) |
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Shihmanter, E
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Ph.D., M.Sc.
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Virology, molecular biology
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Antigenic and functional properties of avian
paramyxoviruses and avian influenza
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Panshin, A.
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M.D., Ph.D.
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Virology
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Immunology
Allergology |
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Shkap, I.
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M.Sc.
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Parasitology
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Avian parasitology
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Meir, R.
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B.Sc.
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Serology, biotechnology
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Diagnostic techniques for viral diseases,
mainly ELISA & PCR
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Greenberg, R.
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M.Sc.
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Serology
Virology
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HI serology.
Isolation of viruses
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Gerchman, E.
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D.V.M.
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Microbiology
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Diagnostic methods for avian mycoplasma
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Borenshtain, Rinat
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D.V.M.
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Virology, molecular biology
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Molecular interactions between herpes and
retroviruses
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| Banet, C. | D.V.M. | Virology | Avian leukosis virus
West Nile flavivirus |
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| Rosenblut, E. | D.V.M. | Pathology, bacteriology, virology | Isolation and characterization | ||
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Grant
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Title
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Staff
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Testing of anticoccidial drugs in poultry
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Weisman, Y., Shkap, I.
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Testing of new drugs for poultry diseases
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Weisman, Y., Mechani, S., Lublin, A.
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Development of new diagnostic methods for
detection of avian oncogenic viruses (Marek's disease, reticuloendotheliosis,
lymphoid leukosis and LPD)
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Davidson, I.
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Antigenic and functional properties of hemagglutinin-neuroaminidase
glycoprotein of avian paramyxoviruses
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Lipkind, M., Shihmanter, E., Nyaga, P. N.,
Panshin, A.
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Modern approaches for diagnostic and ecological
studies on paramyxoviral infections in poultry
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Lipkind, M., Weisman, Y., Shihmanter, E.,
Sayatov, M. (Alma-Ata. Kazakhstan)
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Survey of Chlamydia psittaci prevalence
in turkey flocks in Israel
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Lublin, A., Mechani, S., Weisman, Y.
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Molecular diagnosis of turkey meningoencephalitis
virus
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Davidson, I., Weisman, Y Malkinson, M.
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| Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Israel | Weisman, Y., Malkinson, M., Banet, C. | |
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Diagnosis of infectious bronchitis using RT-PCR
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Malkinson, M., Meir, R., Weisman, Y.
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Vertical transmission of Chlamydia psittaci
in turkeys
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Lublin, A., Weisman, Y., Mechani, S., Malkinson,
M., Perl, S.
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Reducing population size of pest pigeons by
suppression of reproduction
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Lublin, A., Zadikov, I.
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Molecular pathogenesis of Mycoplasma bovis
and M. agalactiae and its application in diagnosis and control
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Yogev, D., Rosenbusch, R., Levisohn, S., Rapoport,E.
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Avian mycoplasmosis biotechniques applied
in Peru
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Levisohn, S., Moccetti-Noé,
N.,
Icochea, E., Ramirez, A., Lauerman, L.H.
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Use of RAPD for molecular epidemiology of
Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. synoviae infection
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Levisohn, S., Gershman, I., Weisman, Y.
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Molecular interactions between herpes and
retroviruses in dually infected chickens
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Davidson, I., H-J Kung, Witter, R.L.
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Development of novel vaccines to control infections
with newly emerging highly pathogenic Marek's disease viruses
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Davidson, I.
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Epidemiology of avian leukosis virus - subtype
y infection in broiler breeders and eradication from breeding stock
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Malkinson, M., Davidson, I.
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| Regional collaboration on neoplastic and immunosuppressive diseases of poultry in the Middle East | Weisman, Y., Malkinson,M., Davidson, I., Meir, R., Banet, C. | |
| Identification of infectious bronchitis virus variant serotypes and subtypes by PCR for the rational selection of effective vaccines | Weisman, Y., Meir, R. | |
| Targeted molecular typing of pathogenic avian mycoplasmas | Levisohn, S. |
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Name
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Title
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Specialization
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Eldar, A.
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D.V.M., Ph.D.
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Microbiology
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Diagnostic bacteriology
Molecular epidemiology Host-pathogen interactions Fish immunology |
LIST OF PROJECTS
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Grant
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Title
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Staff
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Streptococcus iniae infection in trout
and tilapia: host-pathogen interactions, the immune response towards the
pathogen and vaccine formulation
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Eldar, A.
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Pathophysiology and prevention of Lactococcus
garvieae and Streptococcus iniae infections in rainbow trout
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Eldar, A.
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| Improvement of Streptococcal vaccines for trout | Eldar, A. |
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