Alveolar Echinococcosis in the Early 2020s: A Systematic Review

Dr. Mircea-Ioan Popa has been a Microbiology Professor at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy since 2006. He was hired by the Cantacuzino NMMIRD in 2017; however, he has volunteered for the Cantacuzino Institute since 1997. He completed the Applied Epidemiology Introductory Course (CDC, Atlanta, and Emory University, 1999) and the EPIET Introductory Course (2001). He was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe (WHO, 2000–2001). He coordinated the catch-up measles–rubella vaccination campaign (1998–1999). He initiated (2000) the PHARE Project, co-financed by the MoH (EuropeAid/113121/D/SV/RO). He worked with the WHO in the Republic of Moldova (2001) and Afghanistan (2002–2003). He served as the National Microbiology Focal Point to ECDC (2007–2009), Director of Preventive Medicine (1997–1999), General Director for Public Health (1999–2001), and Co-Chair of the National Epidemiology Commission (2005–2006) within the Romanian MoH. He was the General Director of the Cantacuzino Institute (2017–2018) and the Scientific Director of the Cantacuzino Institute (2018-2019). He was a Member of the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee as an external expert (infectious disease prevention and control, and public health microbiology). He has authored over 300 publications in national/international journals and chapters in national/international books. He obtained his PhD in 1998 and a Master's of Management in Social Services and Healthcare in 2001.

Dr. Gabriela-Loredana Popa is a Professor at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CDUMP). She has been a Medical Doctor at the Colentina Clinical Hospital in Bucharest since 1994. Her research interests include parasitology, as well as other important subjects such as antimicrobial susceptibility testing, multidrug resistance phenotypes, lichen planus, oxidative stress, antioxidants, and the prevention and control of viral, bacterial, and mycotic infections. She was involved in national and international public health research on zoonotic cestodes, with long-standing experience in the epidemiology and biology of helminthic zoonoses. She is an investigator in 3 European Research Projects (Human Cystic Echinococcosis Research in Central and Eastern Societies—HERACLES, FP7; COST Action FA 1408, A European Network for Foodborne Parasites; Action Plan on Science in Society in Epidemics and Total Pandemics—ASSET, FP7) and other national and international studies. She has good communication and managerial skills which she gained through teaching, research, and management experience. She has authored over 160 publications in national/international journals and chapters in national/international books. She has presented more than 230 oral and poster communications at national and international scientific conferences. She has been the guest editor of two Special Issues of Antibiotics. Gabriela-Loredana Popa obtained a PhD in Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology in 2003.