Epidemiological characteristics of the most common zoonoses in the central Banat district of Vojvodina from 2002 to 2016

Попов, С Ф; Štrbac, Mirjana; Ristić, Mioljub

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“…Th is claim is in agreement with previous studies that C. burnetii can be transmitted by wind through aerosols and dust over long distances (within 5 km of the source of infection) (Arricau-Bouvery and Rodolakis, 2005; Debeljak et al, 2018). Furthermore, the other half of the cases of Q fever were registered in people who had direct contact with animals, similar to other studies conducted in APV (Ristić et al, 2018;Popov et al, 2019).…”

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Q Fever in the Srem District of Vojvodina, From 2011 to 2020

Popović

Pustahija

Dragić

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Q fever is a globally widespread zoonosis, which has a large number of animal reservoirs. In humans, Q fever is asymptomatic in 60% of cases but may appear in the form of acute or chronic disease. The disease is mostly asymptomatic in animals but may be a cause of abortions or stillbirths. The aim of this study was to present and analyze the epidemiological characteristics of Q fever in Srem district, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia. We conducted a descriptive study using data from the registries of infectious diseases of the Institutes of Public Health of Vojvodina and Institute of Public Health Sremska Mitrovica in the period 2011-2020. A total of 76 human cases of Q fever were registered in Srem district over ten-year period. The majority of patients (89.47%; N = 68) were registered in municipalities of Sremska Mitrovica and Šid. One third of patients were hospitalized (32.89%; N = 25). Males were 3.2 times more affected than females (M : F = 3.22 : 1). Working age population (20–59 years) were most affected (82.89%; N = 63) with a significantly higher incidence compared to the age category 0-19 years (p < 0.05). The majority of cases were registered in February (60.53%; N = 46). Probable routes of transmission of Coxiella burnetii were: direct contact with animals and the airborne route of transmission (50.00% vs. 47.37%). The highest seroprevalence of Q fever recorded in goats (55.54%) and sheep (11.88%) in the municipality of Šid, which is connected to outbreak in Kukujevci 2017. The high seroprevalence in goats, recorded in Inđija (22.87%) was not accompanied by Q fever in humans. Q fever still represents a significant problem of both veterinary and human medicine and therefore continuous disease monitoring and more efficient cooperation of the veterinary and human health care sectors is necessary.

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Q Fever in the Srem District of Vojvodina, From 2011 to 2020

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Pustahija

Dragić

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Epidemiological characteristics of the most common zoonoses in the central Banat district of Vojvodina from 2002 to 2016

Abstract: Introduction. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the most common zoonoses in the Central Banat District of Vojvodina. Material and Methods. A descriptive epidemiological study was conducted using data of the Centers

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Q Fever in the Srem District of Vojvodina, From 2011 to 2020

Epidemiological Characteristics of Q Fever in the Srem District of Vojvodina, From 2011 to 2020

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