Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, DVM, graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca Romania, in 2002. He obtained his Ph.D. degree (2007) in Veterinary Parasitology at the same institution. Currently he is affiliated to the Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases at the USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Since 2014, he is Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) (European Veterinary Specialist in Wildlife Population Health). Between 2022-2025 he is serving as the president of ECZM. Since 2023, he is the Secretary of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology. His main research interests include ecology of vectors and vector-borne diseases, wildlife diseases, tropical parasitology and conservation medicine. He published more than 230 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He is currently the Chair for Guidelines at the Tropical Council for Companion Animal Parasites. He is actively involved in research, conservation medicine and social veterinary projects focused on parasitic diseases of domestic animals and wildlife in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, with previous work done in Kenya, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Somalia, Central African Republic,  Zimbabwe, and Liberia. He is a member of the editorial board of several journals. In his free time, he does wildlife photography and travels.

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