Infektološki glasnik, Vol. 28 No. 3, 2008.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Distribution of brucellosis in the Republic of Croatia with an overview of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željko Cvetnić
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut Zagreb, Zagreb
Ramiz Velić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Silvio Špišić
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut Zagreb, Zagreb
Sanja Duvnjak
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut Zagreb, Zagreb
Maja Zdelar-Tuk
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut Zagreb, Zagreb
Darko Majnarić
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut Zagreb, Zagreb
Borislav Aleraj
; HZJZ, Služba za epidemiologiju zaraznih bolesti, Zagreb
Sažetak
Authors describe the distribution of brucellosis in domestic animals and humans in the Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. During research (1990 –2007) in Croatia positive serological reactions to brucellosis were found in 7 (0,002 %) cattle, 478 (0,5 %) goats, 687 (0,3 %) sheep, 2040 (0,4 %) pigs and 73 humans (0,05 %). Out of the total number of animals tested in Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2007, positive reactions were defined in 2,9% animals. Also, the majority of patients came from the Una-Sana Canton. B. melitensis was isolated from 20 (54,1 %) goat and 4 (50 %) sheep samples. B. ovis was isolated and identified from 10 (8,8 %) sheep and 25 (21,7 %) ram samples. B. suis was isolated from 109 (40,2 %) samples originating from pigs: 107 (98,2%) biovar 2 and only 2 (1,8 %) biovar 3 isolates (1,8 %). B. melitensis biovar 3 dominated in the Republic of Croatia, whereas only two isolates originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina were identified as the same biovar. Based on multiannual control, it can be concluded that Croatia has a favourable situation according to human infection with B. melitensis, however, there is a permanent threat of infectious agent input from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was the case during the last epizooty/epidemy in the County of Split-Dalmatia and County of Dubrovnik-Neretva. Infection of animals with other types of Brucella is proved. Disease control is still necessary.
Ključne riječi
brucellosis; distribution; Croatia; Bosnia and Hercegovina
Hrčak ID:
30513
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.9.2008.
Posjeta: 3.566 *