Slovakia

Best of ASCO ® Slovakia 2011 “ Place : Holiday Inn , Bratislava , Slovakia

Update on rickettsioses in Slovakia.

The reported incidence of vector-borne diseases including various cases of Rickettsioses in humans is increasing due to a combination of climatic and social factors, escalating the opportunities for contact between people and ticks, fleas or lice. Many of the emerging infectious diseases currently challenging human health in Europe are transmitted by ticks which normally feed on domestic or wil...

Educational Robotics Initiatives in Slovakia

We summarize, categorize, and analyze the various kinds of educational robotics initiatives in Slovakia and share our experience we have obtained while organizing the contests and preparing non-contest robotics educational activities. We argue that the team-work is highly undervalued in the current school system, and that robotics contests and project work are a very suitable platform to streng...

Climate Warming and Tick-borne Encephalitis, Slovakia

Increased tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases have been reported in central Europe. To investigate temporal trends in the altitude at which TBE cases occur in Slovakia, we analyzed the number of TBE cases during 1961-2004. Since 1980, TBE cases moved from lowlands to submountainous areas, most likely because of rising temperature.

Celiac Diseases – Global Demographic Context and Slovakia

Celiac disease (CD) affects people in all parts of the world. In last decades celiac disease thought to be a rare childhood syndrome, but currently is celiac disease known to be a common autoimmune genetic disorder [1]. More than 2 million people in the United States have the disease, or about 1 in 133 people [2]. Among people who have a first-degree relative (parent, sibling, or child) diagnos...