A number of factors have caused the proliferation of different pathogens vectors: climate change, land use change, changes in farming practices, deforestation, irrigation, hydrological planning and other more. Danube Delta, being the breeding area or just the migration area of millions of migratory birds, is the main gate of entrance of an impressive series of pathogens. To all this, we can add increasing resistance of pathogens vectors to chemical control actions and the accelerate growth of transcontinental movement.
The role of the department is improving the knowledge of ecology of disease vectors and reservoir species that transmit cross border and emerging diseases and zoonosys within in the Danube Delta and surroundings.
Valorisation of the Department’s research will be through scientific substantiation to be used by Romanian National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Sanitary Direction and Food Safety Tulcea, Public Health Department, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve and ministries in relation to Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring of zoonosys and zoonotyc agents. Also, information will be provided in advance of the presence of pathogens, vectors or reservoir species involved in the transmission and amplification of infectious diseases thus providing an opportunity for the authorities to initiate contingency plans.