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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6 (2021), 2; 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020067
Vilibić-Čavlek, Tatjana; Oreški, Tena; Korva, Miša; Kolarić, Branko; Stevanović, Vladimir; Židovec-Lepej, Snježana; Tabain, Irena; Jeličić, Pavle; Miklaušić-Pavić, Božana; Savić, Vladimir; Barbić, Ljubo; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana

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Vilibić Čavlek, T., Oreški, T., Korva, M., Kolarić, B., Stevanović, V., Židovec Lepej, S. ... Avšič Županc, T. (2021). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6. (2). doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed6020067

Vilibić Čavlek, Tatjana, et al. "Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 2, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020067

Vilibić Čavlek, Tatjana, Tena Oreški, Miša Korva, Branko Kolarić, Vladimir Stevanović, Snježana Židovec Lepej, Irena Tabain, et al. "Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 6, no. 2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020067

Vilibić Čavlek, T., et al. (2021) 'Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions', Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6(2). doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed6020067

Vilibić Čavlek T, Oreški T, Korva M, Kolarić B, Stevanović V, Židovec Lepej S, and sur.. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease [Internet]. 2021 April 29 [cited 2024 April 27];6(2). doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed6020067

T. Vilibić Čavlek, et al., "Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions", Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 2, April 2021. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:120374. [Accessed: 27 April 2024]

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Title (english)Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions
AuthorTatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
AuthorTena Oreški
AuthorMiša Korva
AuthorBranko Kolarić
AuthorVladimir Stevanović
AuthorSnježana Židovec-Lepej
AuthorIrena Tabain
AuthorPavle Jeličić
AuthorBožana Miklaušić-Pavić
AuthorVladimir Savić
AuthorLjubo Barbić
AuthorTatjana Avšič-Županc
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Social Medicine and Epidemiology)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Abstract (english)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected human pathogen associated with aseptic meningitis, severe systemic infections in immunocompromised persons, and congenital anomalies. Data on the prevalence of LCMV infections are scarce. We analyzed the seroprevalence of LCMV in continental Croatian regions. A total of 338 serum samples of professionally exposed (forestry workers, hunters, agriculture workers in contact with rodents) and non-exposed populations (general population, pregnant women) were tested for the presence of LCMV antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence assay. No participants reported recent febrile disease. LCMV IgG antibodies were detected in 23/6.8% of participants: 9.8% exposed persons and 5.1% non-exposed persons (6.1% in the general population and 3.9% in pregnant women). No participants were LCMV IgM positive. Although higher seropositivity was found in males compared to females (8.9% vs. 4.7%), inhabitants of suburban/rural areas compared to inhabitants of urban areas (9.2% vs. 4.6%), and persons who used well as a source of water compared to those who used tap (11.4% vs. 5.6%), these differences did not reach statistical significance. Results of logistic regression showed that the presence of rodents in the house/yard and cleaning rodent nests were associated with an elevated risk for LCMV infection (OR = 2.962, 95% CI = 1.019–8.607).
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Numberingvol. 6, no. 2, 67
e-ISSN2414-6366
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020067
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:120374
Publication2021-04-29
Document URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/2/67
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