TY  - JOUR
AU  - Štrbac, Mirjana
AU  - Vuković, Vladimir
AU  - Patić, Aleksandra
AU  - Medić, Snežana
AU  - Pustahija, Tatjana
AU  - Petrović, Vladimir
AU  - Lendak, Dajana
AU  - Kosanović Ličina, Mirjana
AU  - Bakić, Marijan
AU  - Protić, Jelena
AU  - Pranjić, Nurka
AU  - Jandrić, Ljubica
AU  - Sokolovska, Nikolina
AU  - Ristić, Mioljub
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/668
AB  - Background: Large-scale epidemics of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) have been reported mostly in Asia and Europe, with around 100,000 people affected each year. In the Southeast Europe, Balkan region, HFRS is endemic disease with approximately 100 cases per year. Our aim was to describe epidemiological characteristics of HFRS in five Western Balkan (WB) countries and to describe correlation between HFRS incidence and major meteorological event that hit the area in May 2014. Methods: National surveillance data of HFRS from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia obtained from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015 were collected and analysed. Results: In a 10-year period, a total of 1,065 HFRS patients were reported in five WB countries. Cumulative incidence rate ranged from 0.05 to 15.80 per 100.000 inhabitants (in North Macedonia and Montenegro respectively). Increasing number of HFRS cases was reported with a peak incidence in three specific years (2008, 2012, and 2014). Average incidence for the entire area was higher in males than females (5.63 and 1.90 per 100.000 inhabitants respectively). Summer was the season with the highest number of cases and an average incidence rate of 1.74/100.000 inhabitants across 10-year period. Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome incidence was significantly increased (7.91/100.000 inhabitants) in 2014, when a few months earlier, severe floods affected several WB countries. A strong significant negative correlation (r = −.84, p < .01) between the monthly incidence of HFRS and the number of months after May's floods was demonstrated for the total area of WB. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the HFRS incidence had similar distribution (general, age, sex and seasonality) across majority of the included countries. Summer was the season with the highest recorded incidence. Common epidemic years were detected in all observed countries as well as a negative correlation between the monthly incidence of HFRS and the number of months after May's cyclone.
PB  - Wiley
T2  - Zoonoses and Public Health
T1  - Epidemiological study on the incidence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in five Western Balkan countries for a 10-year period: 2006–2015
EP  - 206
IS  - 3
SP  - 195
VL  - 69
DO  - 10.1111/zph.12908
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Štrbac, Mirjana and Vuković, Vladimir and Patić, Aleksandra and Medić, Snežana and Pustahija, Tatjana and Petrović, Vladimir and Lendak, Dajana and Kosanović Ličina, Mirjana and Bakić, Marijan and Protić, Jelena and Pranjić, Nurka and Jandrić, Ljubica and Sokolovska, Nikolina and Ristić, Mioljub",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Background: Large-scale epidemics of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) have been reported mostly in Asia and Europe, with around 100,000 people affected each year. In the Southeast Europe, Balkan region, HFRS is endemic disease with approximately 100 cases per year. Our aim was to describe epidemiological characteristics of HFRS in five Western Balkan (WB) countries and to describe correlation between HFRS incidence and major meteorological event that hit the area in May 2014. Methods: National surveillance data of HFRS from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia obtained from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015 were collected and analysed. Results: In a 10-year period, a total of 1,065 HFRS patients were reported in five WB countries. Cumulative incidence rate ranged from 0.05 to 15.80 per 100.000 inhabitants (in North Macedonia and Montenegro respectively). Increasing number of HFRS cases was reported with a peak incidence in three specific years (2008, 2012, and 2014). Average incidence for the entire area was higher in males than females (5.63 and 1.90 per 100.000 inhabitants respectively). Summer was the season with the highest number of cases and an average incidence rate of 1.74/100.000 inhabitants across 10-year period. Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome incidence was significantly increased (7.91/100.000 inhabitants) in 2014, when a few months earlier, severe floods affected several WB countries. A strong significant negative correlation (r = −.84, p < .01) between the monthly incidence of HFRS and the number of months after May's floods was demonstrated for the total area of WB. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the HFRS incidence had similar distribution (general, age, sex and seasonality) across majority of the included countries. Summer was the season with the highest recorded incidence. Common epidemic years were detected in all observed countries as well as a negative correlation between the monthly incidence of HFRS and the number of months after May's cyclone.",
publisher = "Wiley",
journal = "Zoonoses and Public Health",
title = "Epidemiological study on the incidence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in five Western Balkan countries for a 10-year period: 2006–2015",
pages = "206-195",
number = "3",
volume = "69",
doi = "10.1111/zph.12908"
}

Štrbac, M., Vuković, V., Patić, A., Medić, S., Pustahija, T., Petrović, V., Lendak, D., Kosanović Ličina, M., Bakić, M., Protić, J., Pranjić, N., Jandrić, L., Sokolovska, N.,& Ristić, M.. (2022). Epidemiological study on the incidence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in five Western Balkan countries for a 10-year period: 2006–2015. in Zoonoses and Public Health
Wiley., 69(3), 195-206.
https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12908

Štrbac M, Vuković V, Patić A, Medić S, Pustahija T, Petrović V, Lendak D, Kosanović Ličina M, Bakić M, Protić J, Pranjić N, Jandrić L, Sokolovska N, Ristić M. Epidemiological study on the incidence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in five Western Balkan countries for a 10-year period: 2006–2015. in Zoonoses and Public Health. 2022;69(3):195-206.
doi:10.1111/zph.12908 .

Štrbac, Mirjana, Vuković, Vladimir, Patić, Aleksandra, Medić, Snežana, Pustahija, Tatjana, Petrović, Vladimir, Lendak, Dajana, Kosanović Ličina, Mirjana, Bakić, Marijan, Protić, Jelena, Pranjić, Nurka, Jandrić, Ljubica, Sokolovska, Nikolina, Ristić, Mioljub, "Epidemiological study on the incidence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in five Western Balkan countries for a 10-year period: 2006–2015" in Zoonoses and Public Health, 69, no. 3 (2022):195-206,
https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12908 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Medić, Snežana
AU  - Petrović, Vladimir
AU  - Lončarević, Goranka
AU  - Kanazir, Milena
AU  - Begović-Lazarević, Ivana
AU  - Rakić-Adrović, Slavica
AU  - Bancević, Maja
AU  - Muller, Claude P.
AU  - Huebschen, Judith M.
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/527
AB  - The Republic of Serbia is a country with ongoing endemic transmission of measles. The aim of this study is to summarize the main characteristics of the measles resurgence that occurred in Serbia in 2014-2015. The national surveillance data on measles was analysed in relation to the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data. Between November 2014 and December 2015 a measles resurgence with 420 cases was observed in Serbia. Measles virus was initially introduced by and spread among citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina with temporary residence in Serbia, before spreading to the resident population. Of the 223 patients with available medical records, 173 (77.6%) were unvaccinated. The overall measles incidence during the outbreak was 5.8/100.000. The highest age-specific incidence rate was recorded in children aged  lt = 4 years (25.9/100.000), but most cases (67.9%) were  gt = 20 years old. Hospitalization rate was high (32.9%) and included two cases of encephalitis associated with measles. In total, 42 health-care workers and 22 related cases including hospitalized patients (n = 13) contracted measles. The overall percentage of laboratory confirmed cases was 81.7% (n = 343/420). All measles virus sequences except one (D9) belonged to genotype D8, suggesting interruption of transmission after the previous outbreak in 2010-2011 caused by genotype D4 viruses. The growing number of adult patients as compared to previous epidemics, suggests an urgent need for supplementary immunization activities targeting susceptible health care workers, unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adults as well as people without vaccination records. The comprehensive investigation of the 2014/2015 measles resurgence will contribute to decisions about appropriate countermeasures to stop the future measles resurgences in Serbia.
PB  - Public Library Science, San Francisco
T2  - PLoS One
T1  - Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the measles resurgence in the Republic of Serbia in 2014-2015
IS  - 10
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0224009
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Medić, Snežana and Petrović, Vladimir and Lončarević, Goranka and Kanazir, Milena and Begović-Lazarević, Ivana and Rakić-Adrović, Slavica and Bancević, Maja and Muller, Claude P. and Huebschen, Judith M.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "The Republic of Serbia is a country with ongoing endemic transmission of measles. The aim of this study is to summarize the main characteristics of the measles resurgence that occurred in Serbia in 2014-2015. The national surveillance data on measles was analysed in relation to the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data. Between November 2014 and December 2015 a measles resurgence with 420 cases was observed in Serbia. Measles virus was initially introduced by and spread among citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina with temporary residence in Serbia, before spreading to the resident population. Of the 223 patients with available medical records, 173 (77.6%) were unvaccinated. The overall measles incidence during the outbreak was 5.8/100.000. The highest age-specific incidence rate was recorded in children aged  lt = 4 years (25.9/100.000), but most cases (67.9%) were  gt = 20 years old. Hospitalization rate was high (32.9%) and included two cases of encephalitis associated with measles. In total, 42 health-care workers and 22 related cases including hospitalized patients (n = 13) contracted measles. The overall percentage of laboratory confirmed cases was 81.7% (n = 343/420). All measles virus sequences except one (D9) belonged to genotype D8, suggesting interruption of transmission after the previous outbreak in 2010-2011 caused by genotype D4 viruses. The growing number of adult patients as compared to previous epidemics, suggests an urgent need for supplementary immunization activities targeting susceptible health care workers, unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adults as well as people without vaccination records. The comprehensive investigation of the 2014/2015 measles resurgence will contribute to decisions about appropriate countermeasures to stop the future measles resurgences in Serbia.",
publisher = "Public Library Science, San Francisco",
journal = "PLoS One",
title = "Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the measles resurgence in the Republic of Serbia in 2014-2015",
number = "10",
volume = "14",
doi = "10.1371/journal.pone.0224009"
}

Medić, S., Petrović, V., Lončarević, G., Kanazir, M., Begović-Lazarević, I., Rakić-Adrović, S., Bancević, M., Muller, C. P.,& Huebschen, J. M.. (2019). Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the measles resurgence in the Republic of Serbia in 2014-2015. in PLoS One
Public Library Science, San Francisco., 14(10).
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224009

Medić S, Petrović V, Lončarević G, Kanazir M, Begović-Lazarević I, Rakić-Adrović S, Bancević M, Muller CP, Huebschen JM. Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the measles resurgence in the Republic of Serbia in 2014-2015. in PLoS One. 2019;14(10).
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0224009 .

Medić, Snežana, Petrović, Vladimir, Lončarević, Goranka, Kanazir, Milena, Begović-Lazarević, Ivana, Rakić-Adrović, Slavica, Bancević, Maja, Muller, Claude P., Huebschen, Judith M., "Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the measles resurgence in the Republic of Serbia in 2014-2015" in PLoS One, 14, no. 10 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224009 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rajcević, S.
AU  - Šeguljev, Zorica
AU  - Petrović, Vladimir
AU  - Medić, Snežana
AU  - Nedeljković, Jasminka
AU  - Milošević, V.
AU  - Turo, L.
AU  - Ristić, Mioljub
PY  - 2012
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/356
AB  - From 16 January to 30 April 2012, a total of 119 cases of mumps were notified in Novi Sad, Serbia. Of these cases, 89 (75%), were among students. The average age of cases was 22 years-old ( range 3-37). The outbreak is still ongoing in Novi Sad and is spreading to other parts of the Vojvodina province. As of 30 April, 209 cases have been notified in the province among those 119 from Novi Sad.
PB  - Eur Centre Dis Prevention & Control, Stockholm
T2  - Eurosurveillance
T1  - Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012
EP  - 4
IS  - 19
SP  - 2
VL  - 17
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_356
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Rajcević, S. and Šeguljev, Zorica and Petrović, Vladimir and Medić, Snežana and Nedeljković, Jasminka and Milošević, V. and Turo, L. and Ristić, Mioljub",
year = "2012",
abstract = "From 16 January to 30 April 2012, a total of 119 cases of mumps were notified in Novi Sad, Serbia. Of these cases, 89 (75%), were among students. The average age of cases was 22 years-old ( range 3-37). The outbreak is still ongoing in Novi Sad and is spreading to other parts of the Vojvodina province. As of 30 April, 209 cases have been notified in the province among those 119 from Novi Sad.",
publisher = "Eur Centre Dis Prevention & Control, Stockholm",
journal = "Eurosurveillance",
title = "Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012",
pages = "4-2",
number = "19",
volume = "17",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_356"
}

Rajcević, S., Šeguljev, Z., Petrović, V., Medić, S., Nedeljković, J., Milošević, V., Turo, L.,& Ristić, M.. (2012). Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012. in Eurosurveillance
Eur Centre Dis Prevention & Control, Stockholm., 17(19), 2-4.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_356

Rajcević S, Šeguljev Z, Petrović V, Medić S, Nedeljković J, Milošević V, Turo L, Ristić M. Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012. in Eurosurveillance. 2012;17(19):2-4.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_356 .

Rajcević, S., Šeguljev, Zorica, Petrović, Vladimir, Medić, Snežana, Nedeljković, Jasminka, Milošević, V., Turo, L., Ristić, Mioljub, "Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012" in Eurosurveillance, 17, no. 19 (2012):2-4,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_356 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lončarević, Goranka
AU  - Payne, L.
AU  - Kon, P.
AU  - Petrović, Vladimir
AU  - Dimitrijević, Dragana
AU  - Knezević, T.
AU  - Medić, Snežana
AU  - Milić, N.
AU  - Nedeljković, Jasminka
AU  - Seke, K.
AU  - Coulombier, D.
PY  - 2009
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/277
AB  - Preparedness planning for two large mass gatherings events were considered in Serbia in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009. Planning included approaches to prevention, detection and response in order to mitigate the situation at this early stage of the epidemic in Serbia. Cases of influenza A(H1N1) v were identified nationally immediately prior to the mass gatherings but also identified in association with both events, as expected in the context of the pandemic situation. This article describes the experiences of planning and the epidemiological situation during the period of the mass gathering events.
PB  - Eur Centre Dis Prevention & Control, Stockholm
T2  - Eurosurveillance
T1  - Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009-Serbia, July 2009
EP  - 17
IS  - 31
SP  - 14
VL  - 14
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_277
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Lončarević, Goranka and Payne, L. and Kon, P. and Petrović, Vladimir and Dimitrijević, Dragana and Knezević, T. and Medić, Snežana and Milić, N. and Nedeljković, Jasminka and Seke, K. and Coulombier, D.",
year = "2009",
abstract = "Preparedness planning for two large mass gatherings events were considered in Serbia in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009. Planning included approaches to prevention, detection and response in order to mitigate the situation at this early stage of the epidemic in Serbia. Cases of influenza A(H1N1) v were identified nationally immediately prior to the mass gatherings but also identified in association with both events, as expected in the context of the pandemic situation. This article describes the experiences of planning and the epidemiological situation during the period of the mass gathering events.",
publisher = "Eur Centre Dis Prevention & Control, Stockholm",
journal = "Eurosurveillance",
title = "Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009-Serbia, July 2009",
pages = "17-14",
number = "31",
volume = "14",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_277"
}

Lončarević, G., Payne, L., Kon, P., Petrović, V., Dimitrijević, D., Knezević, T., Medić, S., Milić, N., Nedeljković, J., Seke, K.,& Coulombier, D.. (2009). Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009-Serbia, July 2009. in Eurosurveillance
Eur Centre Dis Prevention & Control, Stockholm., 14(31), 14-17.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_277

Lončarević G, Payne L, Kon P, Petrović V, Dimitrijević D, Knezević T, Medić S, Milić N, Nedeljković J, Seke K, Coulombier D. Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009-Serbia, July 2009. in Eurosurveillance. 2009;14(31):14-17.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_277 .

Lončarević, Goranka, Payne, L., Kon, P., Petrović, Vladimir, Dimitrijević, Dragana, Knezević, T., Medić, Snežana, Milić, N., Nedeljković, Jasminka, Seke, K., Coulombier, D., "Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009-Serbia, July 2009" in Eurosurveillance, 14, no. 31 (2009):14-17,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_intor_277 .