Naslov
Emerging human zoonoses in Croatia

Autori
Vilibić-Čavlek, Tatjana ; Tabain, Irena ; Peršić, Zdenka ; Barbić, Ljubo ; Jemeršić, Lorena ; Jeličić, Pavle ; Bauk, Nataša ; Savić, Vladimir ; Sviben, Mario ; Stevanović, Vladimir ; Kaić, Bernard

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, prošireni sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts. XIX Symposium of Epizootiologists and Epidemiologists / Petrović, T. - , 2017, 24-24

Skup
XIX Simpozijum epizootiologa i epidemiologa (19. Epizootiološki dani).

Mjesto i datum
Vršac, Srbija, 05.04.2017. - 07.04.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Emerging zoonoses ; Epidemiology ; Croatia

Sažetak
In the last two decades, the number of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses has increased. Autochthonous infections caused by tick borne encephalitis (TBE), dengue (DENV), West Nile (WNV), Usutu (USUV), hepatitis E (HEV) and hantavirus as well as imported infections caused by chikungunya (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) have been detected in Croatia. TBE occurs continuously since 1553. Didease is endemic in North-Western Croatian counries. Autochthonous DENV infections were reported in 2010 on the Pelješac peninsula. Seroepidemiological investigation performed during 2011-2012 showed seropositivity to DENV of 0.5%. First clinical cases of neuroinvasive WNV infection were reported in 2012 with 31 cases notified until 2017. in eastern and nort- western counties. USUV antibodies were found in one asymtomatic person from eastern Croatia in 2012, while neuroinvasive USUV was confirmed in 2013 in three patients from Zagreb and its surroundings. CHIKV infections were not detected so far, however antibodies were sporadically detected in persons who travelled ti endemic regions. A seroepidemiological study conducted during 2011-2012 showed CHIKV IgG antibodies in 0.7% of inhabitants of the Croatian littoral. First clinically manifest imported CHIKV infection was reported in 2016. During the same year, three clinically manifest imported ZIKV were also reported in Croatia. Autochthonous HEV infection was first described in 2012. A pilot study conducted in different population groups during 2014-2015 showed seropositivity to HEV of 5.6%. Hantavirus infection in Croatia are caused by Puumala and Dobrava viruses. About 10-20 cases are reported annually with several outbreaks (last one in 2014-2015). Leptospirosis and borreliosis are continuously reported bacterial infections. The most commonly detected leptospira serovars are Sejroe, Australis and Icterohaemorrhagiae. Q- fever is endemic in many Croatian regions wth seroprevalence rates 21.2-41.2%. Mediterranian spotted fever (R. connori) is the most commonly detected rickettsiosis. Toxoplasmosis is the most prevalent parasite infection.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Veterinarska medicina

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