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Current problems of zoonoses in the Czech Republic and the risks associated with them
SOUMAROVÁ, Michaela
Both wild and domestic animals can be the source of severe infections, such as the viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic human infections, that are called zoonoses. Zoonoses are infections being transmitted naturally among the animals and people in a direct or indirect way. Currently there are more than 200 known zoonoses. Within the Czech Republic, the most frequent zoonotic diseases are campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, listeriosis, Lyme disease, tick-borne meningoencephalitis, tularemia, ornithosis, toxoplasmosis, and leptospirosis. Some zoonoses have already been eradicated from our territory (brucellosis, rabies). Immunosuppressed individuals belong to the main vulnerability group. Due to the changes of climate conditions and travelling to exotic countries, the diseases previously unrecognized in our conditions occur. Actual problem is represented by the increasing resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics. Monitoring is a tool for the assessment of zoonoses and their prevalence and sources, as well as for the determining the level of their risks. In the Czech Republic monitoring is provided by the veterinary administration.
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