Mandy Elschner

Dr. Mandy Elschner is a working group leader at the Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses (IBIZ) within the federal research institution Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Jena, Germany. She specializes in veterinary virology and microbiology, focusing on high-risk zoonotic pathogens such as Burkholderia species and Bacillus anthracis. Her work involves molecular typing, epidemiological studies, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

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Her research spans the detection of bacterial infections in animals, with applications in food safety, public health, and the One Health concept. She contributes to pathogen surveillance networks and standardization of diagnostic methods.

Dr. Elschner has authored numerous publications on bacterial zoonoses since 1991, with recent work emphasizing molecular diagnostics and antimicrobial resistance trends. She leads a working group at IBIZ and collaborates with international agencies like WOAH.