Sara Savić
Sara Savić, PhD, DVM, is a senior researcher fellow and the Head of the Department for Serology, Immunology, and Biochemistry at the Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad” in Novi Sad, Serbia. She is also head of the National Reference Laboratory for leptospirosis, Q fever and Maedi-Visna disease in veterinary medicine. Her primary work focuses on diagnostic procedures for zoonotic diseases, primarily in animals. Dr. Savić completed her PhD degree in diagnostics of Lyme disease in ticks and dogs, and then turned her interests towards other zoonotic diseases important for public health (such as brucellosis, leptospirosis, Q fever, etc.), including vector-borne diseases of bacterial and parasitic origin (such as dirofilariasis, leishmaniasis, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, etc.). Today, she examines these diseases from a One Health perspective and is committed to addressing zoonotic diseases from a One Health approach. Dr. Savić is an active member of the Network for Ecohealth and One Health, as well as the Serbian Association for One Health.