Naslov
Prevalence of Toscana virus antibodies in residents of Croatia

Autori
Punda-Polić, Volga ; Jerončić, Ana ; Mohar, Bojana ; Šiško Kraljević, Katarina

Izvornik
Clinical microbiology and infection (1198-743X) 18 (2012), 6; E200-E203

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Croatia ; Phlebovirus ; seroprevalence ; Toscana virus

Sažetak
To assess the prevalence of Toscana virus (TOSV) infection among healthy residents of Croatia we tested sera from 2016 persons, for IgG antibodies to TOSV by an enzyme immunoassay. A total of 755 (37.5%) persons had IgG antibodies to TOSV: 53.9%, 33.6 %, and 6.1 % among residents of islands, coastal area, and mainland Croatia, respectively. Risk factors significantly associated with seropositivity to TOSV were: living on islands (OR 11.10, 95% CI 6.02-20.50, p<0.001) or in coastal areas (OR 6.96, 95% CI 3.81-12.71, p<0.001) and increase of age (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.02-1.03, p<0.001).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Veterinarska medicina

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