Abstract
Aim: Animals may carry harmful microorganisms that can spread to humans and cause diseases. These are called zoonoses or zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. These microorganisms cause many different clinical situations ranging from mild illness to death in animals and humans. Animal-borne diseases are a serious threat to human health today. In our study, the epidemiological and clinical features, diagnostic methods and prognosis of zoonotic diseases in childhood were evaluated. Method: The files of 70 patients under the age of 18 who were diagnosed with a zoonotic disease in our hospital between July 2020 and February 2022 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients; gender, age at presentation, symptom of admission, place of residence, pet feeding status, suspicious animal contact or consumption of animal products, affected body part, presence of similar complaints in the surrounding people, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis were recorded. Results: 35 (50%) of the patients were female and 35 (50%) were male. Diagnoses in order of frequency were brucellosis 40%, hydatid cyst 12.9%, lyme disease 10%, cat scratch disease 10%, toxoplasmosis 5.7%, visceral leishmaniasis 4.3%, shigellosis 2.9%, salmonellosis 2.9%, rickettsiosis 2.9%, toxocariasis 2.9%, leptospirosis 1.4%, q fever 1.4%, sandfly fever 1.4% and anthrax 1.4%. Appropriate antibiotic and antiparasitic treatment was applied to 65 patients. Cure was achieved in all our patients. There was no mortality. Conclusion: Zoonotic diseases are diseases that are always up-to-date and important. Preventive measures, early diagnosis and treatment are very important in these diseases.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/zoonotic-diseases.html. Temmuz 2021’de basıldı. 12 Ekim 2022’de erişildi.
- World Health Organization. Zoonoses. https://www.who.int/topics/zoonoses. Temmuz 2020’de basıldı. 21 Temmuz 2022’de erişildi.
- The World Organisation for Animal Health. The world organisation for animal health’s 2016 annual report. https://www.oie.int/en. 22 Mayıs 2017 tarihinde güncellenmiştir. 10 Temmuz 2022 tarihinde erişilmiştir.
- Karesh WB, Cook RA, Bennett EL, Newcomb J. Wildlife trade and global disease emergence. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005;11(7):1000-1002. doi:10.3201/eid1107.050194.
- Christou L. The global burden of bacterial and viral zoonotic infections. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011;17(3):326-330. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03441.x
- Sağlık Bakanlığı Türkiye Zoonotik Hastalıklar Eylem Planı 2019-2023. https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/tr/zoonotikvektorel-2019-2023.html. Mart 2019’da basıldı. 22 Kasım 2022’de erişildi.
- American Veterinary Medical Association. U.S. pet ownership statistics. https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics. Şubat 2017’de basıldı. 10 Kasım 2022’de erişildi.
- Arı HO, İşlek E, Uslu MKB, et al. The monetary impact of zoonotic diseases on society: The Turkish Case. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Derg. 2022;69(1):9-15. Doi: 10.33988/auvfd.789598
- Düzlü Ö, İnci A, Yıldırım A, Doğanay M, Özbel Y, Aksoy S. Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2020;44(3):168-175. doi:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6985
- İnci A, Doğanay M, Özdarendeli A, Düzlü Ö, Yıldırım A. Overview of Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: The One Health Concept and Future Threats. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2018;42(1):39-80. doi:10.5152/tpd.2018.5701
- Trevejo RT, Barr MC, Robinson RA. Important emerging bacterial zoonotic infections affecting the immunocompromised. Vet Res. 2005;36(3):493-506. doi:10.1051/vetres:2005011
- Yumuk Z, O’Callaghan D. Brucellosis in Turkey an overview. Int J Infect Dis. 2012;16(4):228-235. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2011.12.011
- Özdem S, Tanır G, Öz FN, et al. Bacteremic and Nonbacteremic Brucellosis in Children in Turkey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2022;68(1):114.
- Aydın MF. Presence of Toxocara spp. and other zoonotic parasites ova in children's playground in Karaman, Turkey. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2020;44(1):17-20. doi:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6256
Abstract
Amaç: Hayvanlar bazen insanlara yayılabilen ve hastalıklara sebep olabilen zararlı mikroorganizma taşıyabilir. Bu durumda ortaya çıkan hastalıklara zoonozlar veya zoonotik hastalıklar denilmektedir. Zoonotik hastalıklara bakteriler, virüsler, parazitler veya mantarlar sebep olur. Bu mikroorganizmalar hayvanlarda ve insanlarda hafif hastalıktan ölüme kadar değişen birçok farklı klinik tabloya neden olmaktadır. Hayvan kaynaklı hastalıklar günümüzde insan sağlığı için ciddi bir tehdittir. Çalışmamızda çocukluk çağında tanı konulan zoonotik hastalıkların epidemiyolojik ve klinik özellikleri, tanı yöntemleri ve prognozu değerlendirilmiştir. Yöntem: Hastanemizde Temmuz 2020-Şubat 2022 tarihleri arasında zoonotik hastalık tanısı konulan 18 yaş altı 70 hastanın dosyaları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların; cinsiyeti, başvuru yaşı, başvuru semptomu, yaşadığı yer, evde hayvan besleme durumu, şüpheli hayvan teması veya hayvan ürünü tüketimi, etkilenen vücut bölümü, çevresindeki kişilerde benzer yakınma varlığı, tanısı, tedavisi ve prognozları kaydedildi. Bulgular: Hastaların 35’i (%50) kız, 35’i (%50) erkek idi. Sıklık sırasına göre tanıları bruselloz (%40), kist hidatik %12.9, lyme hastalığı %10, kedi tırmığı hastalığı %10, toksoplazmoz %5.7, visseral leishmaniazis %4.3, şigelloz %2.9, salmonelloz %2.9, riketsiyoz %2.9, toksokariazis %2.9, leptospiroz %1.4, q ateşi %1.4, tatarcık humması %1.4 ve şarbon %1.4 idi. 65 hastaya etkene yönelik uygun antibiyotik, antiparaziter tedavi uygulandı. Bütün hastalarımızda kür sağlandı. Mortalite olmadı. Sonuç: Zoonotik hastalıklar her zaman güncelliğini ve önemini koruyan hastalıklardır. Bu hastalıklarda koruyucu önlemler, erken tanı ve tedavi çok önemlidir.
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References
- Hubálek Z. Emerging human infectious diseases: anthroponoses, zoonoses, and sapronoses. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003;9(3):403-404. doi:10.3201/eid0903.020208
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/zoonotic-diseases.html. Temmuz 2021’de basıldı. 12 Ekim 2022’de erişildi.
- World Health Organization. Zoonoses. https://www.who.int/topics/zoonoses. Temmuz 2020’de basıldı. 21 Temmuz 2022’de erişildi.
- The World Organisation for Animal Health. The world organisation for animal health’s 2016 annual report. https://www.oie.int/en. 22 Mayıs 2017 tarihinde güncellenmiştir. 10 Temmuz 2022 tarihinde erişilmiştir.
- Karesh WB, Cook RA, Bennett EL, Newcomb J. Wildlife trade and global disease emergence. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005;11(7):1000-1002. doi:10.3201/eid1107.050194.
- Christou L. The global burden of bacterial and viral zoonotic infections. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011;17(3):326-330. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03441.x
- Sağlık Bakanlığı Türkiye Zoonotik Hastalıklar Eylem Planı 2019-2023. https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/tr/zoonotikvektorel-2019-2023.html. Mart 2019’da basıldı. 22 Kasım 2022’de erişildi.
- American Veterinary Medical Association. U.S. pet ownership statistics. https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics. Şubat 2017’de basıldı. 10 Kasım 2022’de erişildi.
- Arı HO, İşlek E, Uslu MKB, et al. The monetary impact of zoonotic diseases on society: The Turkish Case. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Derg. 2022;69(1):9-15. Doi: 10.33988/auvfd.789598
- Düzlü Ö, İnci A, Yıldırım A, Doğanay M, Özbel Y, Aksoy S. Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2020;44(3):168-175. doi:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6985
- İnci A, Doğanay M, Özdarendeli A, Düzlü Ö, Yıldırım A. Overview of Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: The One Health Concept and Future Threats. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2018;42(1):39-80. doi:10.5152/tpd.2018.5701
- Trevejo RT, Barr MC, Robinson RA. Important emerging bacterial zoonotic infections affecting the immunocompromised. Vet Res. 2005;36(3):493-506. doi:10.1051/vetres:2005011
- Yumuk Z, O’Callaghan D. Brucellosis in Turkey an overview. Int J Infect Dis. 2012;16(4):228-235. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2011.12.011
- Özdem S, Tanır G, Öz FN, et al. Bacteremic and Nonbacteremic Brucellosis in Children in Turkey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2022;68(1):114.
- Aydın MF. Presence of Toxocara spp. and other zoonotic parasites ova in children's playground in Karaman, Turkey. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2020;44(1):17-20. doi:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6256
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Health Care Administration |
| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Early Pub Date | April 5, 2024 |
| Publication Date | April 30, 2024 |
| Submission Date | December 19, 2022 |
| Acceptance Date | February 3, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 17 Issue: 1 |
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