Flu seasons during the period 2018-2023 in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina: possible impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the influenza A and B virus circulation
Aim During the pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), many countries reported a significant decrease in the prevalence of influenza virus cases. The study aimed to characterize the flu seasons from 2018 to 2023 in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), and to assess the possible impact of the SARS-CoV-...
By Almedina Moro, Amela Dedeić Ljubović, Edina Zahirović, Selma Mutevelić, Suzana Arapčić, Goran Čerkez, Irma Salimović-Bešić
A novel flavivirus strain detected in phlebotomine sandflies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim Phlebotominae sandflies are primary vectors of phleboviruses, causing the sandfly fever disease. The aim of this study was to detect and report the presence of flaviviruses in Phlebotominae sandflies captured in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods After a microscopic and morphometric analysis, the final identification of collected Phlebotomus speci...
By Mirsada Hukić, Halida Avdihodžić, Ivan-Christian Kurolt, Alemka Markotić, Jasna Hanjalić, Lejla Kapur-Pojskić, Irma Mahmuljin, Monia Avdić, Irma Salimović-Bešić, Lejla Smajlović-Skenderagić
Epidemiology of measles cases and phylogenetic analysis of the virus circulated in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2018: implications for elimination efforts
Aim To present combined measles cases data and phylogenetic analysis of the virus circulated in 2018 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H, the entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina), in order to analyse endemic transmission patterns of circulating strains and its implications for elimination efforts. Methods The data were derived from e...
By Irma Salimović-Bešić, Sanjin Musa, Nijaz Tihić, Jurica Arapović, Mirsada Hukić, Mensura Šeremet, Edina Zahirović, Suzana Arapčić, Amela Dedeić-Ljubović
Genotyping test based on viral DNA, RNA or both as a management option for high-risk human papillomavirus positive women: a cross sectional study
Aim This cross-sectional study of a group of women with abnormal cytology and high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection compared genotyping HPV DNA and mRNA assays according to two age categories of women (S1: ≤30 and S2: >30 years). Methods The hrHPV DNA positive results of 105 cervical samples of women were pooled and those harbourin...
By Irma Salimović-Bešić, Anja Tomić-Čiča, Mirsada Hukić