Pavle Banovic

New study in Pathogens: Tick-borne infections in the Balkans show a north–south gradient 🕷️ Higher Borrelia exposure in Serbia 🇷🇸 Higher Rickettsia exposure in North Macedonia 🇲🇰 👉 Under-recognized risk calls for stronger surveillance & diagnostics. mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/8…

@mhdksafa 🇵🇸

Alergija na crveno meso izazvana krpeljima? 📍 Prvi potvrđeni slučaj alfa-gal sindroma u Srbiji. U intervjuu za @alergijaiJa govorim o ovom jedinstvenom sindromu, njegovoj dijagnostici i značaju za medicinu. alergijaija.com/2025/08/03/da-…

On the 16th of March 2025, Earshot was contacted by activists in Serbia to investigate the potential use of sonic weapons by the government on a crowd of protestors as they were holding a silent vigil for the victims of the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse. Earshot received 12 videos that document the moments where a weapon was allegedly used against the protestors. 4 of these videos contain a sound consistent with the noise produced by a Vortex Ring Gun or Vortex Cannon. As this weapon pushes gas out of its cylinder at speeds of 185mph, its expulsion produces a howling noise which has been compared to a jet engine, along with vortex rings that may be ionized. This would create electromagnetic interference with devices such as hearing aids, corroborating reports made by witnesses at the protest. Should this be the vortex cannon, these recordings would be more than 700m away. At this distance the combustion of the weapon is no longer audible; only the distinct whistling sound of the pressure wave as it travels away from the shooter location and towards the crowd can be heard, causing mass panic. As Earshot is looking to further investigate this incident, we ask anyone with video footage from that night that captures the specific sound that can be heard in this post to get in touch with us.

We plan to sequence more than 30 types, spanning 100 years timeframe and multiple continents. Great colleaction of Pasteur Institute, Novi Sad, reflexting the diverse history and important role of this institution. 🇷🇸🇭🇺

Pa bree 💕

🧵What’s going on with CCHFV in North Macedonia? These two new articled will give you some ideas 👇 We investigated the background of first cases in animals, vectors and HCWs in 2023. Great example of an effective, multi-expert/country investigation. Sero+ animals and HCWs found

Great teamwork in characterization of CCHFV responsible for 2024 outbreak in North Macedonia @GaborKemenesi @EIDjournal @ACabezasCruz

Balkan Association for Vector-Borne Diseases (BAVBD) highlights a pressing issue: the need for proactive measures against tick-borne encephalitis. mdpi.com/3046676 via @Pathogens_MDPI @ACabezasCruz @GaborKemenesi

1st BAVBD cross-border workshop! Follow the link for more info:bavbd.org/new-page

Special thanks to my dear colleagues at the Balkans @BanovicPavle and others not on X for our great collaborative research and capacity building with CCHFV - presented now at #EvOX24

Great achievement of Balkan Association for Vector borne Diseases #BAVBD @Infektologot

Who said red mites are ugly :-) @BanovicPavle @LourdesMateos @alewuch @KuliszJoanna One Health approach to study human health risks associated with Dermanyssus gallinae mites #fig1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Are blood type A individuals more prone to develop COVID-19? How we can use this phenomenon to develop specific prevention strategies? Great teamwork! @ACabezasCruz mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/5…

@fruska_gorica Te stvari se moraju čuvati od zaborava :)

Ako se ne loži na ovo ne želim ga

When in Pécs - feel like at home. Thank you @GaborKemenesi @KorneliaKurucz @ZLanszki and @AbrahamAgota for hospitality and fantastic training in nanopore sequencing!

bavbd.org/scientific-art… First BAVBD affiliated publication! Keep up the good work @Kostoulas_Pol #thessaly #greece #onehealth #karditsa

@ACabezasCruz @Dasiel97729145 @TMAID1 Don't forget 🇨🇺 :)

From bats to rabies and back again: @BanovicPavle real-world evidence that five vaccine doses can nearly guarantee rabies prevention lights the path for future public health strategies against rabies. High impact 🦇🇷🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷🇬🇷 @Dasiel97729145 @TMAID1 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our study found 84.5% seroconversion with 4 doses and 97.46% with a 5th dose in rabies PEP. Age and HRIG affected seroconversion. Vaccine potency didn't. Real-world data supports tailored PEP. Future research should explore alternative protocols. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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