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Increase in the use of digital technology among adolescents

The need for healthier online habits.

Protect you child from HPV and related cancers

HPV infections cause six types of cancers in both women and men. Most people will be infected with HPV at least once during their lifetime. The incidence is the highest between the ages of 15 and 25. There is no cure for HPV infection, but it can be effectively prevented by vaccination.

Public health today and tomorrow: at the crossroads of challenges and opportunities

The 2nd Public Health Conference “Public Health Today and Tomorrow: at the Crossroads of Challenges and Opportunities”, organised by the National Institute of Public Health, took place in Maribor on 1 and 2 October 2024.

Measles

Measles is highly contagious viral disease that causes a large number of deaths worldwide. The disease is transmitted by infectious droplets that can float in the air for several hours.

Kick-off meeting of the new European project EUROHELICAN

The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) organized the “Kick-off” meeting of the new European project EUROHELICAN – Accelerating gastric cancer reduction in Europe through Helicobacter pylori eradication. The general objective of the EUROHELICAN project is to assess the feasibility of population-based Helicobacter pylori test- and treat strategy for gastric cancer prevention in Europe. In […]

Mpox (Monkeypox)

Mpox virus can be transmitted to humans by contact with an infected animal (most commonly rodents or primates) or an infected human, or by human body fluids containing the virus. Human-to-human transmission can also be drip-borne. The infection spreads between people who are in close contact with each other.

Project activities

We are actively involved in more than 90 Slovenian and international projects covering various areas of health and general public health problems.

Diarrhoea and vomiting as a result of a gastrointestinal infection

Gastrointestinal infections are manifested by indigestion or nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, and may also cause fever.

HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination

Frequently asked questions

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections occur in autumn and winter, and in some seasons even in the spring months. RSV is the most common cause of acute bronchiolitis in young children, but causes milder colds in older children and adults. The start of RSV circulation can only be detected if respiratory infections are tested for […]

Adenoviruses

Tetanus

Tetanus, or tetanus fever, is a disease caused by the neurotoxin Clostridium tetani, whose spores can be present in the soil due to animal faeces.

Legionellosis

Legionellosis is caused by bacteria found in natural aquatic environments such as rivers, lakes and other standing water. The number of bacteria in natural environments is small, so natural environments are usually not a source of infection for humans.

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that is widespread worldwide. It is a zoonosis because it is a disease of wild and domestic animals that excrete the causative agent in the urine. Humans become infected through direct or indirect contact with an infected animal or its excreta.

Hepatitis B (Viral hepatitis B)

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes inflammation of the liver. The infection is most commonly transmitted by exposure to infected blood and by sexual contact with an infected person, but can also be passed from an infected mother to her new-born baby. Vaccination can protect against infection.

Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter infections)

It is an intestinal infectious disease caused by Campylobacter bacteria. It is widespread worldwide. It is the most common zoonosis in EU countries.