TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đokić, Vitomir
AU  - Klun, Ivana
AU  - Musella, Vincenzo
AU  - Rinaldi, Laura
AU  - Cringoli, Giuseppe
AU  - Sotiraki, Smaragda
AU  - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/569
AB  - A major risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection is consumption of undercooked meat. Increasing demand for goat meat is likely to promote the role of this animal for human toxoplasmosis. As there are virtually no data on toxoplasmosis in goats in Serbia, we undertook a cross-sectional serological study, including prediction modelling using geographical information systems (GIS). Sera from 431 goats reared in 143 households/farms throughout Serbia, sampled between January 2010 and September 2011, were examined for T. gondii antibodies by a modified agglutination test. Seroprevalence was 73.3% at the individual level and 84.6% at the farm level. Risk factor analysis showed above two-fold higher risk of infection for goats used for all purposes compared to dairy goats (P = 0.012), almost seven-fold higher risk for goats kept as sole species versus those kept with other animals (P = 0.001) and a two-fold lower risk for goats introduced from outside the farm compared to those raised on the farm (P = 0.027). Moreover, households/farms located in centre-eastern Serbia were found to be less often infected than those in northern Serbia (P = 0.004). The risk factor analysis was fully supported by spatial analysis based on a GIS database containing data on origin, serology, land cover, elevation, meteorology and a spatial prediction map based on kriging analysis, which showed western Serbia as the area most likely for finding goats positive for T. gondii and centre-eastern Serbia as the least likely. In addition, rainfall favoured seropositivity, whereas temperature, humidity and elevation did not.
PB  - Univ Naples Federico Ii, Naples
T2  - Geospatial Health
T1  - Spatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in goats in Serbia
EP  - 488
IS  - 2
SP  - 479
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.4081/gh.2014.37
ER  - 

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author = "Đokić, Vitomir and Klun, Ivana and Musella, Vincenzo and Rinaldi, Laura and Cringoli, Giuseppe and Sotiraki, Smaragda and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica",
year = "2014",
abstract = "A major risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection is consumption of undercooked meat. Increasing demand for goat meat is likely to promote the role of this animal for human toxoplasmosis. As there are virtually no data on toxoplasmosis in goats in Serbia, we undertook a cross-sectional serological study, including prediction modelling using geographical information systems (GIS). Sera from 431 goats reared in 143 households/farms throughout Serbia, sampled between January 2010 and September 2011, were examined for T. gondii antibodies by a modified agglutination test. Seroprevalence was 73.3% at the individual level and 84.6% at the farm level. Risk factor analysis showed above two-fold higher risk of infection for goats used for all purposes compared to dairy goats (P = 0.012), almost seven-fold higher risk for goats kept as sole species versus those kept with other animals (P = 0.001) and a two-fold lower risk for goats introduced from outside the farm compared to those raised on the farm (P = 0.027). Moreover, households/farms located in centre-eastern Serbia were found to be less often infected than those in northern Serbia (P = 0.004). The risk factor analysis was fully supported by spatial analysis based on a GIS database containing data on origin, serology, land cover, elevation, meteorology and a spatial prediction map based on kriging analysis, which showed western Serbia as the area most likely for finding goats positive for T. gondii and centre-eastern Serbia as the least likely. In addition, rainfall favoured seropositivity, whereas temperature, humidity and elevation did not.",
publisher = "Univ Naples Federico Ii, Naples",
journal = "Geospatial Health",
title = "Spatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in goats in Serbia",
pages = "488-479",
number = "2",
volume = "8",
doi = "10.4081/gh.2014.37"
}

Đokić, V., Klun, I., Musella, V., Rinaldi, L., Cringoli, G., Sotiraki, S.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2014). Spatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in goats in Serbia. in Geospatial Health
Univ Naples Federico Ii, Naples., 8(2), 479-488.
https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2014.37

Đokić V, Klun I, Musella V, Rinaldi L, Cringoli G, Sotiraki S, Đurković-Đaković O. Spatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in goats in Serbia. in Geospatial Health. 2014;8(2):479-488.
doi:10.4081/gh.2014.37 .

Đokić, Vitomir, Klun, Ivana, Musella, Vincenzo, Rinaldi, Laura, Cringoli, Giuseppe, Sotiraki, Smaragda, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, "Spatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in goats in Serbia" in Geospatial Health, 8, no. 2 (2014):479-488,
https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2014.37 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Xanthopoulou, Kyriaki
AU  - Anagnostou, Vassiliki
AU  - Ivović, Vladimir
AU  - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
AU  - Rogozi, Elton
AU  - Sotiraki, Smaragda
AU  - Papa, Anna
PY  - 2011
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/354
AB  - A field study on the distribution of phlebotomine sandflies was carried out during summer months of 2009 and 2010 in eight sites in two Ionian islands and in northern Greece. A total of 490 sandflies (74.5% females) were collected. Six species of the Phlebotomus genus and two of the Sergentomyia genus were identified. The species with the widest distribution in the islands were Phlebotomus neglectus (32.8%), Phlebotomus similis (30.3%), Phlebotomus tobbi (16.7%), and P. perfiliewi (15.9%), whereas P. simici (50%), P. neglectus (24.5%), and P. tobbi (9.6%) predominated in the mainland. As most of these species are proven or suspected vectors of human and animal pathogens, prevention measures have to be taken in these areas during the summer months when sandflies are active.
PB  - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle
T2  - Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases
T1  - Distribution of Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Two Ionian Islands and Northern Greece
EP  - 1594
IS  - 12
SP  - 1591
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.1089/vbz.2011.0750
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Xanthopoulou, Kyriaki and Anagnostou, Vassiliki and Ivović, Vladimir and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica and Rogozi, Elton and Sotiraki, Smaragda and Papa, Anna",
year = "2011",
abstract = "A field study on the distribution of phlebotomine sandflies was carried out during summer months of 2009 and 2010 in eight sites in two Ionian islands and in northern Greece. A total of 490 sandflies (74.5% females) were collected. Six species of the Phlebotomus genus and two of the Sergentomyia genus were identified. The species with the widest distribution in the islands were Phlebotomus neglectus (32.8%), Phlebotomus similis (30.3%), Phlebotomus tobbi (16.7%), and P. perfiliewi (15.9%), whereas P. simici (50%), P. neglectus (24.5%), and P. tobbi (9.6%) predominated in the mainland. As most of these species are proven or suspected vectors of human and animal pathogens, prevention measures have to be taken in these areas during the summer months when sandflies are active.",
publisher = "Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle",
journal = "Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases",
title = "Distribution of Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Two Ionian Islands and Northern Greece",
pages = "1594-1591",
number = "12",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.1089/vbz.2011.0750"
}

Xanthopoulou, K., Anagnostou, V., Ivović, V., Đurković-Đaković, O., Rogozi, E., Sotiraki, S.,& Papa, A.. (2011). Distribution of Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Two Ionian Islands and Northern Greece. in Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle., 11(12), 1591-1594.
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0750

Xanthopoulou K, Anagnostou V, Ivović V, Đurković-Đaković O, Rogozi E, Sotiraki S, Papa A. Distribution of Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Two Ionian Islands and Northern Greece. in Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases. 2011;11(12):1591-1594.
doi:10.1089/vbz.2011.0750 .

Xanthopoulou, Kyriaki, Anagnostou, Vassiliki, Ivović, Vladimir, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, Rogozi, Elton, Sotiraki, Smaragda, Papa, Anna, "Distribution of Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Two Ionian Islands and Northern Greece" in Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, 11, no. 12 (2011):1591-1594,
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0750 . .