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Vet Ital. 2009 Jan-Mar;45(1):55-66.

Zoonoses and vector-borne diseases in Croatia - a multidisciplinary approach.

Veterinaria italiana

Alemka Markotić, Lidija Cvetko Krajinović, Josip Margaletić, Nenad Turk, Marica Miletić-Medved, Ljiljana Zmak, Mateja Janković, Ivan-Christian Kurolt, Silvija Soprek, Oktavija Daković Rode, Zoran Milas, Ivan Puljiz, Dragan Ledina, Mirsada Hukić, Ilija Kuzman

Affiliations

  1. University Hospital for Infectious Diseases 'Dr Fran Mihaljevi?', Mirogojska cesta 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. [email protected].

PMID: 20391390

Abstract

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases create constant and serious concerns for public health. The majority of emerging infectious diseases (EID) are wildlife zoonotic diseases and vector-borne diseases. Croatia has a long tradition in the control, management and research of EID zoonotic diseases and vector-borne diseases. There has also been a long and advantageous tradition in the collaboration of different experts and professionals in EID research in Croatia involving physician clinicians in infectious diseases, microbiologists, pathologists, veterinarians and animal scientists, ecologists, forestry experts, wildlife scientists, public health specialists and epidemiologists and laboratory scientists. The University Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Zagreb established the Centre for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in liaison with national and international partners from Europe and the United States. This Centre is working in line with the 'One Health initiative' which recognises the inter-relationships between human, animal and environmental health.

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