Montarsi Fabrizio
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Role | Biologist |
| Structure | SCS3 – Ecosystems Medical Entomology Laboratory |
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| Phone | +39 049 8084380 | |
| fmontarsi@izsvenezie.it |
Professional profile
Fabrizio Montarsi is a senior biologist at the SCS3 – Ecosystems Unit of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe).
He graduated in Biology from Sapienza University of Rome and obtained a postgraduate specialization diploma in Microbiology and Virology from the University of Padua in 2012. From 2005 to 2014, he worked in the Parasitology Laboratory, first as a research fellow and later as a consultant.
Since 2009, he has been responsible for entomological surveillance and culicid mosquito identification as part of regional and national surveillance programmes for West Nile disease. Since 2014, he has overseen the monitoring of invasive mosquito species (Aedes albopictus, Aedes koreicus, and Aedes japonicus) under regional surveillance plans (Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia Regions) and in compliance with the National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance, and Response to Arboviruses (PNA 2020–2025). Since 2002, he has been involved in entomological surveillance (Culicoides identification) for bluetongue disease. He also collaborates on tick and sandfly monitoring activities conducted by local health authorities. Since 2020, he has been conducting experimental vector infection trials in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) laboratory facilities. He is currently the Head of the Medical Entomology Laboratory.
His research interests focus on medical and veterinary entomology, with particular emphasis on disease vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, and biting midges (Culicoides). Having always been involved in vector monitoring and vector-borne disease surveillance in north-eastern Italy, he also manages the identification and control of arthropod pests affecting food products, supply chains, and domestic environments. Additionally, within his institutional role, he acts as a consultant in forensic entomology (primarily in veterinary cases).
He is a member of the Regional Highly Specialized Technical Group for Laboratory Support and Clinical Evaluation of Arboviruses (under Regional Executive Order DGR no. 955 of 14/07/2020). He is also a member of the Italian Society of Parasitology (SOIPA) and the Italian Forensic Entomology Group (GIEF).