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Epidemiological Characteristics of Brucellosis in Serbia, 1980- 2008
Radovan Čekanac
; Institute of Epidemiology, Medical Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Jovan Mladenović
; Institute of Epidemiology, Medical Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Elizabeta Ristanović
; Institute of Microbiology, Medical Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Srđan Lazić
; Institute of Epidemiology, Medical Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Sažetak
Aim To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of human
brucellosis in Serbia from 1980 to 2008 and the most
important factors affecting its emergence and spread.
Methods Public sources of data on brucellosis were used,
including official reports of infectious diseases and epidemics,
as well as monthly and annual reports of the Serbia
and Vojvodina Institutes of Public Health.
Results From 1980 through 2008, there were 1521 human
brucellosis cases in Serbia. The annual number ranged
from 2 in 2000 to 324 in 1991. Infections occurred more often
in men (67% of cases) than in women (odds ratio, 2.17;
95% confidence interval, 1.57-3.00; χ2 = 24.52, P < 0.001).
The largest number of patients over the entire study period
(1184) was recorded in Kosovo and Metohija, which
accounted for 78% of the total number of patients. The
maximum incidence rate in Kosovo and Metohija was 12
per 100 000 in 1991. In Vojvodina, the first autochthonous
human cases of brucellosis were recorded in 1999, and 101
affected persons were registered by the end of 2008. During
the period 1994-2008, the largest number of patients
in Serbia was recorded from June to September (310 of
623 cases, 50%). The disease was most prevalent among
people aged 30-49 years, accounting for 81 of 177 (46%) of
the cases in Serbia from 1999 to 2008.
Conclusion Brucellosis has been a significant public health
concern in Serbia. This problem may be solved by joint efforts
of all relevant factors, first of all human and veterinary
medical services.
Ključne riječi
Brucellosis; zoonoses; epidemiology; Serbia; prevention/control programme
Hrčak ID:
58588
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.8.2010.
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