Analysis of 22 Years of Surveillance for Prion Diseases in Slovenia, 1996 to 2017.

Introduction: The objective was to present the results of surveillance of prion diseases in Slovenia that was established in 1996 and then to assess the interdisciplinary approach according to the algorithm of case management and reporting data to the National Register at the National Institute of Public Health.

Methods: A descriptive study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) recorded in the period from 1996 to 2017 was carried out.

Results: A total of 123 cases of prion disease were notified between 1996 and 2017.

High Incidence of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Slovenia in 2015: A Case Series.

Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare fatal neurodegenerative disorder presenting with rapid cognitive decline and additional signs. The clinical characteristics of an increasing number of sporadic CJD (sCJD) patients admitted to the Ljubljana University Medical Centre are presented as well as the incidence of sCJD in Slovenia in 2015 compared to previous years.

Methods: We investigated patients presenting with rapidly progressive dementia and at least one additional sign.

National immunization strategies targeting migrants in six European countries.

Over the last three years an unprecedented flow of migrants arrived in Europe. There is evidence that vaccine preventable diseases have caused outbreaks in migrant holding centres. These outbreaks can be favored by a combination of factors including low immunization coverage, bad conditions that migrants face during their exhausting journey and overcrowding within holding facilities.