The Serbian EVIM-NET team is based at a veterinary scientific institute that integrates routine diagnostics, animal health protection, and applied research across domestic and non-model species. The team brings together expertise in veterinary pathology, parasitology, poultry production, fisheries science, and evolutionary ecology, enabling strong links between laboratory analyses, field conditions, and animal health management. The team’s contribution to EVIM-NET focuses on functional evolutionary immunology at the tissue level, with immunohistochemistry (IHC) as a core methodological approach. IHC enables localisation and comparative assessment of immune responses and host–pathogen interactions directly in tissues, using material routinely generated through veterinary diagnostic workflows. This is particularly relevant for non-model species and production animals, where species-specific molecular tools are limited but functional immune responses are critical for disease outcomes. Within EVIM-NET, the team contributes primarily to WG3b and WG3c by supporting the standardisation of tissue-based immunological methods, evaluating cross-species immunological markers, and linking immune phenotypes to infection pressure, environmental conditions, and host management practices. This applied One Health perspective strengthens the translational value of EVIM-NET by connecting evolutionary immunology with veterinary diagnostics, animal production, and disease prevention.
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