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Report on the 31st annual conference Living conditions and healthNEWS

Ľubica Argalášová

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):164  

In memoriam: Ing. Bohdan RamešNEWS

Redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):163-164  

A retrospective on my professional journeyNEWS

Milena Černá

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):161-163  

Method for the assessment of cement- or lime-based construction products incorporating energy by-products with respect to health and environmental impactsNEWS

Redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):152  

The Ignaz Semmelweis Museum in BudapestNEWS

František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):148  

Recommendations for hand hygiene in community settingsREVIEWS

Šárka Šimečková

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):160  

Legal news in the period 3. 9. 2025 – 9. 12. 2025SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):147-148  

On the form, content, and composition of journal articles: insights from the history of HygienaREPORT FROM PRACTICE

Jiří Havránek

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):156-159 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1904  

A retrospective on information retrieval – how scientific papers used to be acquiredREPORT FROM PRACTICE

František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):153-155 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1903  

Prior to the digital revolution, the journal Current Contents served as the fundamental bibliographic resource for tracking new publications. Published in several thematic series, it was part of the collections of the professional library of the National Institute of Public Health. Articles from journals not directly owned by the library were procured via interlibrary loan services; alternatively, researchers could solicit reprints directly from the authors. Compared to contemporary standards, the acquisition of scientific information was significantly more arduous and protracted. The modern proliferation of scholarly literature and its immediate...

Assessment of benzene emissions from the Prachovice cement plant operation – an example of using the health risk assessment method for an existing sourceREPORT FROM PRACTICE

Jaroslav Říha

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):149-152 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1894  

In 1979, a new cement production plant was established in Prachovice near Chrudim. Between 1994 and 2001, it underwent significant modernization. Most notably, natural gas as the energy source for lime firing was replaced by coal dust and crushed or liquid waste materials. Besides limestone, socalled corrective materials were used for cement production: ferruginous (dust from steel mills) and siliceous (originally natural sands, later foundry sands). Starting in 2017, residents in surrounding municipalities began reporting occasional odour complaints. Simultaneously, the cement plant started experiencing problems complying with emission limits for...

Confusion in evidence-based medicine – example of nicotineSHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Králíková

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):144-146 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1892  

Evidence-based medicine, or EBM, is a concept or system that needs no explanation; we all follow it or should follow it. But what if even in reputable journals with high impact factor there are publications on the same topic with completely controversial results and conclusions? How to make sense of it? The topic of nicotine is unfortunately the most striking example so far, and biased information also has a major impact on morbidity and mortality.

Results of the National survey on tobacco and alcohol use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA) for 2024SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Ladislav Csémy, Zuzana Dvořáková, Alena Fialová, Marek Malý, Miroslava Skývová

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):141-143 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1890  

Every year, the National Institute of Public Health publishes the results of the National Survey on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA). The aim of this survey is to obtain current data on tobacco, nicotine, and alcohol use among the population aged 15 and over. The results are representative in terms of gender, age, and region. Data for 2024 show that one-third of the Czech population aged 15 and over (33.8%) use nicotine from various types of products at least once a month. While smoking traditional cigarettes has declined slightly over the years, the proportion of users of alternative products such as electronic cigarettes, heated...

Josef Liška – founder of Czechoslovak allergology and long-time employee of the National Institute of Public HealthREVIEW PAPERS

Jana Kratěnová

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):137-140 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1901  

The article portrays the life and work of MUDr. Josef Liška (1907-2003), the founder of Czechoslovak allergology, who spent a significant part of his professional life working at the National Institute of Public Health (Státní zdravotní ústav). It highlights his crucial role in establishing allergological diagnostics and allergen production in Czechoslovakia, his contributions to the development of clinical care for allergic patients, and his efforts in building the specialized professional structures of the field. The article also covers his participation in vaccine development, his involvement in securing stored blood units during May 1945, and his...

Kratom use in the Czech RepublicORIGINAL ARTICLES

Miroslava Skývová, Alena Fialová, Marek Malý

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):132-136 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1898  

Objective: The aim of this study was to map kratom use in the population aged 15 years and older in the Czech Republic. Kratom is a psychoactive substance whose use has been rising markedly in recent years. Methods: Data collection was carried out within the framework of the National Survey on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA) in 2023 and 2024. A standardized interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of kratom use in the general population. The analysis is based on the overall prevalence of current kratom use, i.e., the proportion of daily and occasional users, and the daily prevalence, i.e., the...

Challenges and factors affecting infectious diseases in the contemporary worldEDITORIAL

Henrieta Hudečková

Hygiena 2025, 70(4):131 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1900  

Editions of Hygiena journal in 2020–2024NEWS

Redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):120  

Amendment to the school catering decree: the biggest changes in three decadesNEWS

Redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):96  

Legal news in the period 26. 6. 2025 – 2. 9. 2025SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):112-113  

Floods in 2024: the role of the Ministry of health. A comprehensive reportREPORT FROM PRACTICE

Ministerstvo zdravotnictví

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):121-128 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1893  

Regional public health authorities' experience with monitoring of wells affected by floods in September 2024REPORT FROM PRACTICE

Jana Loosová, Kamil Nešetřil, Marek Michna, Jarmila Petříčková

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):114-120 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1896  

The aim of this article is to describe the role of public health authorities in assisting residents affected by flooding, particularly those who rely on private wells as their sole source of drinking water. The article summarizes the experience of regional public health authorities during the emergency response campaign and focuses on the quality of well water, highlighting the associated health risks. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration with municipalities and well owners, the need for professional well sanitation, and the critical role of public education in preventing health hazards.

Josef Gabriel – pioneer of microscopic drinking water testingREVIEW PAPERS

František Kožíšek, Petr Pumann

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):106-111 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1895  

This article discusses the life and work of RNDr. Josef Gabriel, CSc. (1901-1976), who devoted his work to water hygiene and spent his entire professional life at the National Institute of Public Health. In particular, the focus is placed on his contribution to the introduction of microscopic analysis of drinking water in Czechoslovakia and his research into water quality in water reservoirs and ways to improve it.

Thirty years of population health monitoring in the Environmental Health Monitoring SystemREVIEW PAPERS

Michala Lustigová, Kristýna Žejglicová, Jana Kratěnová, Naděžda Čapková

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):97-105 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1889  

The article summarizes thirty years of activity by the National Institute of Public Health in the area of systematic monitoring of the health status of the Czech population. It presents the methodology and selected results of various surveys conducted within the Population Health Monitoring System in relation to the environment. These surveys combined health questionnaires with health examinations of both adult and child respondents. Among the adult population, the results indicate a persistently high prevalence of chronic diseases, an unhealthy lifestyle in a large portion of individuals, and a low level of effective risk factor control. For example,...

Hand hygiene in social servicesORIGINAL ARTICLES

Radka Míšková, Martin Krause

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):89-96 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1891  

Objectives: The aim of the study was to find out the effectiveness of training in the area of knowledge of direct care staff on hand hygiene before and after the training and to find out the effectiveness of training in the area of skills of direct care staff on hand disinfection before and after the training. Methods: Data were collected using quantitative methods, including a non-standardized questionnaire and structured observation. The observation was carried out using an observation sheet and a UV lamp, both before and after the training. The research focused on direct care staff and was conducted in selected nursing homes in Moravia between...

A retrospective on 70 years of Hygiena journalEDITORIAL

František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):87-88 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1897  

Prevention of measles among employees of the Vyškov hospital – a call not only for the post-pandemic period#6. Posters

Bohdana Rezková, Zuzana Hálová, Zdena Pitáková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):79-80 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0187  

Implementation of semi-automated surveillance of surgical site infections in gynecology between 2022 and 2024 at Trnava University Hospital#6. Posters

Zuzana Škvarková, Aurel Dobiaš, Veronika Bučková, Vanesa Chebenová, Róbert Hlávek, Jaroslava Sokolová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):79 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0186  

Monitoring the quality of decontamination of ultrasound probes in hospital environment#6. Posters

Aurel Dobiaš, Karolína Tomčíková, Lucia Jakubcová, Róbert Hlávek, Jaroslava Sokolová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):79 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0185  

BiomGuard project – free monitoring of Gram-negative bacteria clonality in intensive care and long-term care facilities#6. Posters

Vladislav Raclavský, Regina Bezděková Fillerová, Martin Kašný, Taťána Štosová, Milada Spáčilová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):78 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0184  

Healthcare associated Infections in the context of teaching future non-physician healthcare providers#6. Posters

Martin Krause, Michaela Přibíková, Marie Froňková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):78 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0183  

Prevention and control of healthcare associated infections from the perspective of Florence Nightingale#5. Environmental risk control in HAI prevention - disinfection, sterilization, disinsection. Patient safety. Health protection of health care workers. New challenges and innovations in the field of hosp. epidemiology

Martin Krause

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):77-78 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0182  

Official public health supervision in hospital food services#5. Environmental risk control in HAI prevention - disinfection, sterilization, disinsection. Patient safety. Health protection of health care workers. New challenges and innovations in the field of hosp. epidemiology

Hana Dubšová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):77 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0181  

Legal aspects of the implementation of anti-epidemic measures in healthcare facilities#5. Environmental risk control in HAI prevention - disinfection, sterilization, disinsection. Patient safety. Health protection of health care workers. New challenges and innovations in the field of hosp. epidemiology

Michal Koščík

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):77 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0180  

Antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention in hospitals – an investment in patient safety#5. Environmental risk control in HAI prevention - disinfection, sterilization, disinsection. Patient safety. Health protection of health care workers. New challenges and innovations in the field of hosp. epidemiology

Helena Žemličková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):76-77 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0179  

Surface swabs – what are they for and how should they be evaluated?#5. Environmental risk control in HAI prevention - disinfection, sterilization, disinsection. Patient safety. Health protection of health care workers. New challenges and innovations in the field of hosp. epidemiology

Bohdana Rezková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):76 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0178  

A culture of responsibility or how far do our limits extend?#4. Anti-epidemic measures in hospital practice: What's effective and what are the limitations? Experiences and examples from practice

Michaela Golianová, Jana Kerlik, Michal Kasa, Zuzana Chlebovcová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):75-76 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0177  

Challenges in reprocessing semicritical instruments in clinical practice#4. Anti-epidemic measures in hospital practice: What's effective and what are the limitations? Experiences and examples from practice

Jaroslava Sokolová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):75 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0176  

Introduction to anesthesia – parental presence in the operating room#4. Anti-epidemic measures in hospital practice: What's effective and what are the limitations? Experiences and examples from practice

Markéta Petrovová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):74-75 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0175  

Medical gloves: a false perception of safety#4. Anti-epidemic measures in hospital practice: What's effective and what are the limitations? Experiences and examples from practice

Jana Prattingerová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):74 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0174  

Current view on the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria#4. Anti-epidemic measures in hospital practice: What's effective and what are the limitations? Experiences and examples from practice

Dana Němcová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):74 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0173  

Surveillance of urinary tract infections in Vsetín Hospital#3. HAI surveillance - importance, methods, outcomes. Prevention of specific HAIs

Jana Boledovičová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):73-74 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0172  

The role of oral hygiene in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients on artificial lung ventilation#3. HAI surveillance - importance, methods, outcomes. Prevention of specific HAIs

Simona Saibertová, Petra Šafářová, Andrea Pokorná

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):73 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0171  

Current practice in perioperative care in endoprosthetics of large joints#3. HAI surveillance - importance, methods, outcomes. Prevention of specific HAIs

Tomáš Novotný

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):73 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0170  

Catheter-related bloodstream infections#3. HAI surveillance - importance, methods, outcomes. Prevention of specific HAIs

Lucie Bareková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):72 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0169  

ESBL screening in women with high risk pregnancy – does it make sense?#2. Microbial aspects of HAI, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

Marcela Křížová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):72 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0168  

Outbreak investigation#2. Microbial aspects of HAI, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

Anna Burantová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):72 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0167  

Antibiotic resistance in hospitals#2. Microbial aspects of HAI, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

Pavla Paterová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):71-72 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0166  

Microbial agents of healthcare associated infections#2. Microbial aspects of HAI, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

Lucie Bareková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):71 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0165  

Hygienic requirements for milk kitchens and breast milk banksAbstract of papers delivered#1. Legislative and economic aspects of HAI. Accreditation and validation in health care, state health supervision

Iva Šípová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):70-71 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0164  

Hygiene requirements for buffet-style serving of patient meals – new methodology of the Ministry of health of the Czech RepublicAbstract of papers delivered#1. Legislative and economic aspects of HAI. Accreditation and validation in health care, state health supervision

Bohdana Rezková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):70 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0163  

Current challenges in epidemiology from the perspective of the Ministry of healthAbstract of papers delivered#1. Legislative and economic aspects of HAI. Accreditation and validation in health care, state health supervision

Matyáš Fošum

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):70 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0162  

Remembering MUDr. Jan Říha (24. 9. 1956 – 8. 5. 2025)NEWS

Jan Pečinka, kolektiv

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):83  

Tribute to doc. Vladimír OstrýNEWS

František Malíř

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):81-82  

Large proportion of population is unaware of their health condition, EHES study warnsNEWS

redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):80  

The artificial sweetener sucralose increases hunger more than sugarREVIEWS

redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):67  

Legal news in the period 1. 4. 2025 – 25. 6. 2025SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):68  

31th International Conference on Hospital Epidemiology and HygieneCONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS

Bohdana Rezková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):69-80 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1886  

Analysis of compliance with the International code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes using the NetCode protocol - summarySHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Adéla Lemrová, Denisa Hejlová, Markéta Kaclová

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):65-67 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1888  

The National Institute of Public Health was assigned by the Government and the Ministry of Health to conduct an analysis of the compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in the Czech Republic. The Code was adopted in 1981, and it aims to reduce inappropriate marketing and protect breastfeeding. This code regulates the advertising and promotion of products intended for the nutrition and feeding of infants and young children. The NetCode was created to monitor the implementation of the Code in the Czech Republic, and a set of methodologies (protocols) was developed to define the monitoring process and rules.

Is vaping nicotine a gateway to smoking tobacco? Rules on how to review and design studiesSHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Králíková, Iuliia Pavlovska

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):62-64 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1884  

Publications on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) often present controversial conclusions. Methodologies and results vary widely, making it challenging to navigate the evidence. This is particularly true for the studies examining the association between the prevalence of vaping (EC use) and the prevalence of smoking, especially among young people. A frequently discussed concern is that nicotine vaping may serve as a gateway to later tobacco smoking (the gateway effect). Below, we outline key principles that studies on this topic should follow and that reviewers of publications should consider.

Remembering RNDr. Kateřina Ošancová, CSc.REVIEW PAPERS

Vladimír Ostrý, František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):58-61 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1885  

This year marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of RNDr. Kateřina Ošancová, CSc. (1920-2003), a leading Czech nutritionist who spent most of her professional life at the National Institute of Public Health.

Noise reduction action plans – quiet areasREVIEW PAPERS

Pavel Junek, Dana Potužníková, Tomáš Hellmuth, Aleš Jiráska

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):54-57 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1883  

This article follows on from previous articles dedicated to strategic noise maps and action plans. In the first article Strategic Noise Maps and Action Plans 2024, we described the process of strategic noise mapping (Hygiena 4/2024), in the second article, we focused on the description of action plans and their significance Noise Reduction Action Plans in Practice (Hygiena 1/2025). In this last article in the series, we would like to focus on quiet areas, i.e. places where noise levels are low and these places can serve as places of relaxation from noise. We will look at how agglomeration action plans deal with quiet areas. We will describe the problems...

Occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on frequently touched surfaces in a university environmentORIGINAL ARTICLES

Kristýna Brodíková, Iveta Adámková, Renáta Karpíšková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):48-53 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1882  

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in a university campus environment. Emphasis was placed on identifying potentially high-risk areas with frequent surface contact and high population density. Methods: Sampling was conducted at pre-selected locations across the university using sterile swab sponges. Samples were enriched in buffered peptone water (24 h, 37 °C) and subsequently cultured on selective media. The presence of SA/MRSA was confirmed using PCR. For MRSA isolates, virulence genes were detected, spa types were determined,...

Prophylaxis as a serene certainty in uncertain timesEDITORIAL

Bohdana Rezková

Hygiena 2025, 70(2):47 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1887  

Global Problems of Public Health 2025 conference recapitulationNEWS

Rastislav Maďar, Hana Tomášková

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):44  

Jindřiška Galliová: My memoriesNEWS

redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):31-44  

Rethinking bottled water in public health discourseNEWS

redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):30  

Shared project of cross-border cooperation between the Jessenius Medical Faculty of Comenius University in Martin and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of OstravaNEWS

Hana Tomášková

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):26  

Public health risks of California wildfiresNEWS

redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):16  

Communication with citizens on drinking water quality – methodological recommendations for regional public health authorities and institutes of healthNEWS

Hana Jeligová

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):10  

Legal news in the period 16. 12. 2024 – 31. 3. 2025SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):25-26  

Extraordinary event at the Seč valley reservoir caused by massive growth of DinoflagellatesREPORT FROM PRACTICE

Jana Kratochvílová, Jitka Seidlová, Jaroslav Říha

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):27-30 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1876  

The Seč valley reservoir serves as a retention area during floods, as a source of drinking water and in recent decades as an important recreational area. Due to eutrophication, cyanobacterial blooms have repeatedly occurred here. In July 2024, a highly exceptional event occurred when, after heavy rains, an extreme amount of protozoa from the group of giant nematodes (Dinophyta) entered the reservoir. They then formed a coating that progressed with the flow of water through the reservoir. The phenomenon was observed for about a month. So far, freshwater Dinoflagellates (as opposed to marine Dinoflagellates) have not been found to produce toxins dangerous...

Remembering Associate Professor RNDr. Miroslav Polster, CSc.REVIEW PAPERS

Vladimír Ostrý, František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):22-24 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1877  

This year we will commemorate the 105th birth anniversary of Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Miroslav Polster, CSc. (1920-1992), a leading figure in the field of microbiology, mycotoxicology and mycology. Miroslav Polster was an extremely capable and educated expert focused primarily on the study of microfungi and their toxic products – mycotoxins (e.g. aflatoxins, cyclopiazonic acid, zearalenone). He published his research results and findings extensively and became known as a leading Czechoslovak expert in the aforementioned field. His rich professional activities are affiliated with the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Faculty of Medicine...

Noise reduction action plans in practiceREVIEW PAPERS

Pavel Junek, Dana Potužníková, Tomáš Hellmuth, Aleš Jiráska

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):17-21 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1880  

In the previous article Strategic Noise Maps and Action Plans 2024 published in Hygiena 4/2024 we described the meaning of strategic noise mapping and noise reduction action plans. In this follow-up article, we would like to present specific options for proposed measures for individual noise sources and discuss their effectiveness. We will try to show the correct procedure for proposing measures in action plans and, based on our own experience, point out problematic areas. We will reflect on the importance of Action Plans and propose certain improvements that could contribute to making action plans an integral part of the policy of reducing noise pollution...

Chlorate – a new problem indicator in swimming pool waterREVIEW PAPERS

František Kožíšek, Hana Jeligová, Pavla Wildová

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):11-16 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1879  

In 2024, the Czech Republic amended the legislation that deals with hygiene requirements for swimming pools. One of the amendments concerned the limit of chlorate in public swimming pools and hot tubs and the obligation to monitor it. It was because more and more pool operators use sodium hypochlorite for disinfection and it was found during inspections that the concentration of its by-product – chlorate – in the pool water in some cases reaches health hazardous levels. The article introduces the conditions of the new regulation, the health risks of chlorate and the method of deriving the limit value, the requirements for chlorate in swimming...

Contribution to the everlasting debate: how to monitor legionellae?REVIEW PAPERS

Dana Baudišová, František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):5-10 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1871  

This paper seeks to highlight the scope of the Legionella issue and contribute to its better understanding. It explains the necessity of perceiving it in a broader context and the purpose of using the indicators Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila, which cannot be randomly confused or stably substituted for each other, as both have different functions. Any investigation (whether it is domestic distribution system risk assessment, an epidemiological investigation or a research study) and evaluation must be carried out with a clear objective and using analytical methods appropriately chosen for that purpose.

Sto let od otevření Státního zdravotního ústavuEDITORIAL

František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(1):3-4 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1881  

In appreciation of an esteemed editorNEWS

Redakční rada časopisu Hygiena

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):144  

Looking back at the Health and Environment Monitoring System 30th anniversary conferenceNEWS

Vladimíra Puklová

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):142  

78 new professors appointedNEWS

Redakce

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):135  

Review: Health literacy and adult health educationREVIEWS

Lidmila Hamplová

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):144  

Legal actualities during 1. 10. 2024 – 15. 12. 2024SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):143  

"The processes taking place in the healthcare sector need to be looked at comprehensively. In these processes an indispensable place is occupied by public health."EDITORIAL

Tatiana Červeňová

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):111-112 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1874  

LERCO – Environmental epidemiology as a tool for improving the quality of life in industrial environmentsSHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Hana Tomášková, Vítězslav Jiřík, Hana Šlachtová, Petra Riedlová, Vera Jandačková, Rastislav Maďar

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):140-142 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1869  

This short communication provides information about the LERCO project and one of its nine research programmes – RP8 Environmental epidemiology as a tool for improving the quality of life in industrial environments. The main objective of the LERCO project is to support the development of the research and development potential of the Moravian-Silesian Region, which should have a positive impact on the health of the population, education, unemployment and the connection of research and development with the commercial sphere in the region. The project has enabled to build state-of-the-art technological facilities for research programmes, which will...

Noise monitoring in the Czech Republic – past and futureREVIEW PAPERS

Zdeňka Vandasová

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):136-139 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1872  

Noise monitoring is part of the Environmental Health Monitoring System in the Czech Republic. In the 30 years of its existence, it has brought a number of results. What was monitored was not only noise in the selected urban localities and its development but also noise annoyance and sleep disturbance, the residents' attitudes towards noise and noise coping strategies. The article provides a summary of the results, problems and challenges of noise monitoring and an indication of its future development.

Strategic Noise Maps and Noise Action Plans 2024REVIEW PAPERS

Pavel Junek, Dana Potužníková, Tomáš Hellmuth, Aleš Jiráska

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):130-135 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1873  

In five-year cycles, the Czech Republic is obliged to calculate Strategic Noise Maps, of the purpose of which is to identify critical points, i.e. places with the highest concentration of people affected by the highest noise levels. The regional authorities, the Prague City Hall and the Ministry of Transport are working on noise reduction action plans for these places. Their purpose is to describe and evaluate the already implemented measures for the given area, propose possible new noise reduction measures and define long-term strategies leading to noise reduction. Furthermore, the action plans evaluate the proposed measures economically. Prepared...

Possibilities for assessing the dose-response relationship in persons exposed to noise from mining activitiesORIGINAL ARTICLES

Dana Potužníková, Tomáš Hellmuth, David Kresl, Pavel Junek, Hana Šlachtová, Markéta Stanovská, Hana Tomášková

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):120-129 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1870  

Objective: The objective was to obtain and evaluate information on the level of annoyance caused by industrial noise from mining activities to the population. Methods: The research used a combination of long-term monitoring of noise at night (L_Aeq,T) from the operation of the Turów surface mine (Poland) and area modeling of the noise load in the three closest residential locations in the Czech Republic (exposed areas of Uhelná and Oldřichov na Hranicích, control area of Václavice). In 2022 and 2023, a questionnaire survey focused on issues of the environment, health status, quality of life and demographic data took...

Results of lead monitoring in drinking water in schoolsORIGINAL ARTICLES

František Kožíšek, Zdeňka Trestrová

Hygiena 2024, 69(4):113-119 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1875  

Aim: Following the ban on lead additives in gasoline and interior paints, drinking water in homes with old lead plumbing and service connection remains a major source of lead exposure for the child population. Therefore, new legislative precautionary measures in the form of risk assessment and management are directed at this area. Methods: The Regional Public Health Authorities conducted a pilot project in 2023 to monitor the presence of lead in drinking water in school facilities. A total of 434 different kinds of schools were investigated in all regions of the Czech Republic as part of the project. The survey was primarily focused on school buildings...

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Hana Jeligová

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Petra Kamarádová

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Lenka Štěpánková

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