Parasitic zoonoses in the Republic of Croatia

Zoonoze su zarazne bolesti koje se prenose s životinja na čovjeka. Među najbrojnijima na području Republike Hrvatske su trihineloza i ehinokokoza. Ovakve bolesti najčešde se pojavljivaju zbog nepridržavanja pravilnih zoohigijenskih uvjeta i neobavljanja veterinarskih preventivnih zahvata. Opisana je pojava uzročnika parazitskih bolesti, njihov razvojni ciklus, etiologija i patofiziologija, simptomi i znakovi infekcije parazitom te prevencija zaraze i liječenje. Ukratko je opisano i pojava uzročnika s obzirom na način držanja životinja prilikom čega je uzet u obzir način uzgoja.Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans. Among the most numerous in the Republic of Croatia are trichinosis and echinococcosis. Such diseases most often occur due to non-compliance with proper zoohygienic conditions and failure to perform veterinary preventive measures. The occurrence of pathogens of parasitic diseases, their developmental cycle, etiology and pathophysiology, symptoms and signs of parasite infection, as well as infection prevention and treatment are described. The occurrence of pathogens is also briefly described with regard to the way animals are kept, taking into account the method of breeding