Zoonoses and vector-borne diseases in Croatia - a multidisciplinary approach.
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.
Markotić
Alemka
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University Hospital for Infectious Diseases 'Dr Fran Mihaljević', Mirogojska cesta 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. alemka.markotic@gmail.com.
Krajinović
Lidija Cvetko
LC
Margaletić
Josip
J
Turk
Nenad
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Miletić-Medved
Marica
M
Zmak
Ljiljana
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Janković
Mateja
M
Kurolt
Ivan-Christian
IC
Soprek
Silvija
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Daković Rode
Oktavija
O
Milas
Zoran
Z
Puljiz
Ivan
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Ledina
Dragan
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Hukić
Mirsada
M
Kuzman
Ilija
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