A5070440489- Regional Development and Management Studies
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Travel-related health issues
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- European Criminal Justice and Data Protection
- Human Health and Disease
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
University of Rijeka
2014-2024
Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo
2007-2023
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) represents an important public health problem in Europe. We analyzed the epidemiology of TBE based on data from humans, animals, and Ixodes ricinus ticks endemic regions continental Croatia. In period 2017 to 2023, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) serum samples 684 patients with neuroinvasive diseases, 2240 horse samples, 300 sheep were tested for TBEV. addition, 8751 I. collected. CSF using RT-PCR. Serological tests (serum, CSF) performed commercial ELISA,...
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is one of the most significant arboviruses affecting human central nervous system (CNS) in Europe. Data on cytokine response TBEV infection are limited.We analyzed serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and urine samples patients with TBE. The control group consisted 'febrile headache' who had normal CSF cytology. panel included 12 cytokines: TNF-α, IL-6, Th1 (IL-2, IFN-γ), Th2 (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13), Th9 (IL-9), Th17 (IL-17A, IL-17F), Th22 (IL-22) cytokines...
Abstract In March 2022, an outbreak of Q fever ( Coxiella burnetii ) with non‐occupational exposure was confirmed in a semi‐urban area Čavle, Croatia. Veterinary and human epidemiological investigations were conducted to identify the source implement appropriate control measures. Three farms settled next each other near homes first cases at end street. The closest farm less than 500 meters away. These contained 161 adult sheep goats. Among animal samples analysed, all 16 goats (100%) 24/50...
In the second half of 20th century, town Bakar (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia), where a coking plant was operational 1978–1994, experienced intensive industrialisation. The Mali Lošinj Croatia) in this period based its economy on non-industrial sectors. study goal comparing mortality characteristics these populations northern Mediterranean for 1960–2012. An ecological design used. Data were analysed 1960–2012 deceased with recorded place residence area. 1960–1993 taken from death...
The largest documented outbreak of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome occurred in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, 2021, marking the first-time cases hantavirus infection recorded outside known endemic region north county.
Virus krpeljnog meningoencefalitisa (KME) najčešći je uzročnik infekcija središnjeg živčanog sustava u endemskim područjima srednje Europe. Radi se o prirodno žarišnoj zoonozi, čiji rezervoar čine šumski glodavci, domaće i divlje životinje, a čovjek zarazi prigodno, ubodom inficiranog krpelja. U posljednje vrijeme sve više izvješća epidemijama KME povezanih s konzumacijom svježeg mlijeka mliječnih proizvoda. Cilj rada prikazati kliničke značajke tijek bolesti kod oboljelih od tijeku...
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