TY - JOUR
T1 - Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Montenegro, 2004-14
AU - Vratnica, Zoran
AU - Busani, Luca
AU - Zekovic, Željka
AU - Rakocevic, Božidarka
AU - Medenica, Sanja
AU - Urciuoli, Roberta
AU - Rezza, Giovanni
AU - Mugoša, Boban
N1 - © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - From 2004 to 2014, 106 cases of Human haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome were notified in Montenegro, with a peak in 2014. Most of the cases occurred in summer, in the North-east and Central Montenegro, a hilly/mountainous area, that provides suitable habitats for the main rodent carriers. Cases were mainly males (71) and exposures were often working outdoor or spending time visiting mountains and lakes. Incidence correlated with average annual temperature increase and average annual rainfalls decrease, but not with land cover. Environment and climate effects on HFRS in Montenegro need further investigation to get insight into future trends.
AB - From 2004 to 2014, 106 cases of Human haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome were notified in Montenegro, with a peak in 2014. Most of the cases occurred in summer, in the North-east and Central Montenegro, a hilly/mountainous area, that provides suitable habitats for the main rodent carriers. Cases were mainly males (71) and exposures were often working outdoor or spending time visiting mountains and lakes. Incidence correlated with average annual temperature increase and average annual rainfalls decrease, but not with land cover. Environment and climate effects on HFRS in Montenegro need further investigation to get insight into future trends.
U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckx149
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckx149
M3 - Article
C2 - 29186462
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 27
SP - 1108
EP - 1110
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - 6
ER -