New trends in human and animal leptospirosis in Croatia, 2009–2014

Habuš, Josipa; Peršić, Zdenka; Špičić, Silvio; Vince, Silvijo; Štritof, Zrinka; Milas, Zoran; Cvetnić, Željko; Perharić, Matko; Turk, Nenad

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.01.002

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“…Furthermore, the morbidity of human leptospirosis was higher in males than in females within the study period. A similar reports have also shown the number of male leptospirosis cases significantly outnumber that of females (Habus et al, ). In addition, our study indicated the morbidity rates of leptospirosis tracked closely with age; the morbidity of leptospirosis was the highest in the 60–75 year subset as a whole, followed by the 45–60 and 30–45 year age groups.…”

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Leptospirosis trends in China, 2007–2018: A retrospective observational study

Zhang

Zhu

et al. 2019

Transbound Emerg Dis

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Leptospirosis is one of the most common and neglected tropical waterborne diseases in China, causing serious economic losses, and constituting a significant public health threat. Leptospirosis has recently received increased attention and is considered a reemerging infectious disease in many countries. The incidence of leptospirosis among people suggests that occupation, age, season, sex and water recreational activities are significant risk factors. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profiles of leptospirosis in China during the 2007-2018 period. The morbidity data of leptospirosis by age, season (month), gender, occupation and geographic location (different provinces) were obtained from the public health science data centre of China for subsequent epidemiological analysis. The results indicate that the incidence of leptospirosis has shown a slow downward trend from 2007 to 2018, but morbidity rates were still relatively high (0.0660-0.0113). The incidence of leptospirosis varied in different provinces of China; cases localized mainly to the Southern and Central provinces, areas with warm weather and ample rainfall. Older people (aged 60-75), males, farmers, students and field workers were high-risk populations. During the 2007-2018 observation period, morbidity rates increased beginning in May, remained at high levels in August and September and decreased after November. The present investigation highlights the re-emergence of leptospirosis in some provinces of China (especially in Yunnan and Fujian) and shows that leptospirosis remains a serious public health threat. The results of this study should enhance measures taken for the prevention, control, and surveillance of leptospirosis in China.

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Leptospirosis trends in China, 2007–2018: A retrospective observational study

Zhang

Zhu

et al. 2019

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“…The whole of continental Croatia is considered to be an endemic focus of leptospirosis, but it is most often encountered in the lowlands, especially in the valleys of the Sava, Drava and Neretva rivers, and their tributaries . Although Croatia still has one of the highest incidence rates of leptospirosis in Europe, a significant decline in its incidence over the last 50 years has been noted.…”

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“…Leptospirosis in animals and humans in Croatia has been investigated for decades. Apart from the coast and the islands, the whole Croatian territory is considered to be an endemic focus of leptospirosis, with one of the highest incidences reported in Europe . Certain changes in the epidemiology and clinical manifestation of the disease in humans have already been reported.…”

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Epidemiological and clinical features of leptospirosis in a highly endemic area over three time periods

Mišić-Majerus

Habuš

Štritof

et al. 2017

Tropical Med Int Health

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This retrospective research demonstrates a continuous decline in the incidence of human leptospirosis in Croatia. The pattern of disease has changed from predominantly mild clinical forms observed in children to more severe clinical forms observed in middle-aged to older patients, especially those working in agriculture. Additional epidemiological changes included an increase in the number of cases during the autumn months and changes in prevailing serogroups. Statistical analysis revealed a significant relationship between the severity of the clinical picture, patient age and presumed sources of infection.

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“…Icterohaemorrhagiae, although they are also known to be affected by other serovars (Pomona, Sejroe, Autumnalis, Grippotyphosa, Bratislava, Australis, Bataviae, etc. ; Goldstein, 2005;Habus et al, 2017), for which they are a secondary or random host. These serovars have also been found in wild animals, including wild boar, fox or wolf (Ribotta et al, 2000).…”

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Seroprevalence of pathogenic Leptospira serovars in hunting dog in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Leptospirosis is an acute, subacute and chronical contagious disease of animals and humans. Causative agents of this disease belong to the genus Leptospira, family Leptospiraca. As a disease of wild animals, leptospirosis is widespread through Europe. Certain wild animals (rodents, fox and wild boars) are important reservoirs and highly probable vectors for the spread of infection into domestic animals and humans. During the hunting season, hunting dogs are often in direct or indirect contact with wild animals that could be carriers of this disease, and the possibility of appearance and spreading within this cohort of dogs is very high. The main reasons for this study on the prevalence of Leptospirosis in Bosnia and Herzegovina are the regular contact between hunting dogs and wild animals (carriers), and the lack of dataaboutLeptospirosisinhuntingdogs.In total, 175 serum samples from 15 towns of Bosnia and Herzegovina were tested. Twelve serovars of L. interrogans were used in the microscopic agglutination test. Presence of antibodies of four serovars was confirmed. Prevalence of seropositive dogs was 15.4% (27/175). Most positive dogs had a reaction to the Pomona serovar 51.8% (n=14), while the prevalence of the Sejroe serovar was 33.3%, Icterohaemorrhagiae serovar 11.1% and Bratislava serovar 3.7%. The highest number of positive reactions 55.5% (n=15) was with serum dilution of 1:200. This study showed that most infections in dogs were caused by serovars that are currently not included in commercial vaccines. One of the most efficient preventive measure could be vaccination with the serovars most often found in wild animals, as they appear to be the most common source of the infection.

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New trends in human and animal leptospirosis in Croatia, 2009–2014

Cited by 35 publications

References 22 publications

Leptospirosis trends in China, 2007–2018: A retrospective observational study

Leptospirosis trends in China, 2007–2018: A retrospective observational study

Epidemiological and clinical features of leptospirosis in a highly endemic area over three time periods

Seroprevalence of pathogenic Leptospira serovars in hunting dog in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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