Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia
Several arboviruses have emerged in Croatia in recent years. Tick-borne encephalitis is endemic in continental counties; however, new natural micro-foci have been detected. Two autochthonous dengue cases were reported in 2010. West Nile virus emerged in 2012, followed by emergence of Usutu virus in...
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| author | Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek Ljubo Barbic Anna Mrzljak Dragan Brnic Ana Klobucar Maja Ilic Natasa Janev-Holcer Maja Bogdanic Lorena Jemersic Vladimir Stevanovic Irena Tabain Stjepan Krcmar Marko Vucelja Jelena Prpic Marko Boljfetic Pavle Jelicic Josip Madic Ivana Ferencak Vladimir Savic |
| author_facet | Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek Ljubo Barbic Anna Mrzljak Dragan Brnic Ana Klobucar Maja Ilic Natasa Janev-Holcer Maja Bogdanic Lorena Jemersic Vladimir Stevanovic Irena Tabain Stjepan Krcmar Marko Vucelja Jelena Prpic Marko Boljfetic Pavle Jelicic Josip Madic Ivana Ferencak Vladimir Savic |
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| description | Several arboviruses have emerged in Croatia in recent years. Tick-borne encephalitis is endemic in continental counties; however, new natural micro-foci have been detected. Two autochthonous dengue cases were reported in 2010. West Nile virus emerged in 2012, followed by emergence of Usutu virus in 2013. Although high seroprevalence rates of Toscana virus have been detected among residents of Croatian littoral, the virus remains neglected, with only a few clinical cases of neuroinvasive infections reported. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus is a neglected neuroinvasive rodent-borne virus. So far, there are no reports on human clinical cases; however, the seroprevalence studies indicate the virus presence in the Croatian mainland. Puumala and Dobrava hantaviruses are widely distributing rodent-borne viruses with sporadic and epidemic occurrence. Hepatitis E virus is an emerging food-borne virus in Croatia. After the emergence in 2012, cases were regularly recorded. Seropositivity varies greatly by region and population group. Rotaviruses represent a significant healthcare burden since rotavirus vaccination is not included in the Croatian national immunization program. Additionally, rotaviruses are widely distributed in the Croatian ecosystem. A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, emerged in February 2020 and spread rapidly throughout the country. This review focuses on emerging and neglected viruses of zoonotic importance detected in Croatia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03a363092f8c40b9bc41c571fec5a1192023-12-03T13:24:12ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-01-011017310.3390/pathogens10010073Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in CroatiaTatjana Vilibic-Cavlek0Ljubo Barbic1Anna Mrzljak2Dragan Brnic3Ana Klobucar4Maja Ilic5Natasa Janev-Holcer6Maja Bogdanic7Lorena Jemersic8Vladimir Stevanovic9Irena Tabain10Stjepan Krcmar11Marko Vucelja12Jelena Prpic13Marko Boljfetic14Pavle Jelicic15Josip Madic16Ivana Ferencak17Vladimir Savic18Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Virology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Epidemiology, Andrija Stampar Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Epidemiology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaEnvironmental Health Department, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Virology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Virology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaEnvironmental Health Department, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaPoultry Center, Croatian Veterinary Institute, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaSeveral arboviruses have emerged in Croatia in recent years. Tick-borne encephalitis is endemic in continental counties; however, new natural micro-foci have been detected. Two autochthonous dengue cases were reported in 2010. West Nile virus emerged in 2012, followed by emergence of Usutu virus in 2013. Although high seroprevalence rates of Toscana virus have been detected among residents of Croatian littoral, the virus remains neglected, with only a few clinical cases of neuroinvasive infections reported. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus is a neglected neuroinvasive rodent-borne virus. So far, there are no reports on human clinical cases; however, the seroprevalence studies indicate the virus presence in the Croatian mainland. Puumala and Dobrava hantaviruses are widely distributing rodent-borne viruses with sporadic and epidemic occurrence. Hepatitis E virus is an emerging food-borne virus in Croatia. After the emergence in 2012, cases were regularly recorded. Seropositivity varies greatly by region and population group. Rotaviruses represent a significant healthcare burden since rotavirus vaccination is not included in the Croatian national immunization program. Additionally, rotaviruses are widely distributed in the Croatian ecosystem. A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, emerged in February 2020 and spread rapidly throughout the country. This review focuses on emerging and neglected viruses of zoonotic importance detected in Croatia.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/73arbovirusesrodent-borne viruseshepatitis E virusSARS-CoV-2rotavirusesrabies virus |
| spellingShingle | Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek Ljubo Barbic Anna Mrzljak Dragan Brnic Ana Klobucar Maja Ilic Natasa Janev-Holcer Maja Bogdanic Lorena Jemersic Vladimir Stevanovic Irena Tabain Stjepan Krcmar Marko Vucelja Jelena Prpic Marko Boljfetic Pavle Jelicic Josip Madic Ivana Ferencak Vladimir Savic Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia Pathogens arboviruses rodent-borne viruses hepatitis E virus SARS-CoV-2 rotaviruses rabies virus |
| title | Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia |
| title_full | Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia |
| title_fullStr | Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia |
| title_short | Emerging and Neglected Viruses of Zoonotic Importance in Croatia |
| title_sort | emerging and neglected viruses of zoonotic importance in croatia |
| topic | arboviruses rodent-borne viruses hepatitis E virus SARS-CoV-2 rotaviruses rabies virus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/73 |
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