The Epidemic Situation of Tularemia in Karelia at the Present Time

Autor: T. N. Demidova, L. V. Rubis, A. S. Semikhin, E. A. Gurina, A. V. Amirkhanyan, N. V. Sheenkov, V. V. Gorshenko, Yu. A. Birkovskay
Jazyk: ruština
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, Vol 22, Iss 6, Pp 175-182 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-3046
2619-0494
DOI: 10.31631/2073-3046-2023-22-4-175-182
Popis: Tularemia is a natural focal infection, characterized by the ability to maintain epizootic and epidemic potential for decades and periodically become more active. Since 2016, an increase in the incidence of tularemia has been observed in the Republic of Karelia.Aims. To evaluate the epidemiological situation with tularemia in the Republic of Karelia to determine the directions of preventive work in modern conditions.Conclusions. Analysis of the epizootic and epidemiological situation regarding tularemia in the Republic of Karelia demonstrates the possibility of intensifying the epizootic process after decades of relative prosperity. The increase in the incidence of the population was not only the result of the activation of natural foci of infection, but also of improved diagnosis of the disease and change in tactics for using vaccines in areas enzootic for tularemia.
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