Naslov
Emerging trends in the epidemiology of COVID-19: the Croatian "One health" perspective

Autori
Vilibić-Čavlek, Tatjana ; Stevanović, Vladimir ; Brlek-Gorski, Diana ; Ferenčak, Ivana ; Ferenc, Thomas ; Ujević-Bošnjak, Magdalena ; Tabain, Irena ; Janev-Holcer, Nataša ; Perković, Ivana ; Antičević, Mario ; Bekavac, Barbara ; Kaić, Bernard ; Mrzljak, Anna ; Ganjto, Marin ; Žmak, Ljiljana ; Maurić Maljković, Maja ; Jeličić, Pavle ; Bucić, Lovro ; Barbić, Ljubo

Izvornik
Viruses (1999-4915) 13 (2021), 12; 2354, 12

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; variants ; humans ; pet animals ; wildlife ; environment ; Croatia

Sažetak
During the four pandemic waves, a total of 560, 504 cases and 10, 178 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in Croatia. The Alpha variant, dominant from March 2021 (>50% of positive samples), was rapidly replaced by Delta variants (>90%) by August 2021. Several seroprevalence studies were conducted in different populations (general population, children/adolescents, professional athletes, healthcare workers, veterinarians) and in immunocompromised patients (hemodialysis patients, liver/kidney transplant recipients). After the first pandemic wave, seroprevalence rates of neutralizing (NT) antibodies were reported to be 0.2–5.5%. Significantly higher seropositivity was detected during/after the second wave, 2.6–18.7%. Two studies conducted in pet animals (February-June 2020/July–December 2020) reported SARS-CoV-2 NT antibodies in 0.76% of cats and 0.31–14.69% of dogs, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 NT antibodies were not detected in wildlife. Environmental samples taken in the households of COVID- 19 patients showed high-touch personal objects as most frequently contaminated (17.3%), followed by surfaces in patients’ rooms (14.6%), kitchens (13.3%) and bathrooms (8.3%). SARS-CoV-2 RNA was also detected in 96.8% affluent water samples, while all effluent water samples tested negative. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in humans, animals and the environment suggests that the ‘One Health’ approach is critical to controlling COVID-19 and future pandemics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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