Experience of Organizational-Preventive Measures in Rostov Region in the Influenza Epidemic Season of 2015 - 2016

The complex of actions is presented carried out by the Local Administration of Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Supervision Service in the Rostov Region together with the Ministry of Health of the Rostov Region and Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Rostov Region,...

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Published inÈpidemiologiâ i vakcinoprofilaktika (Online) Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 88 - 95
Main Authors Kovalev, E. V., Slis, S. S., Nenadskaya, S. A., Miroshnichenko, G. F., Krat, A. V., Batasheva, I. I., Govorukhina, M. V., Litovko, A. R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Numikom LLC 20.04.2017
Subjects
acute respiratory viral infection
epidemic period
epidemic thresholds
epidemiological situation
influenza a(h1n1)pdm09
prevention
грипп a(h1n1)pdm09
острая респираторная вирусная инфекция
профилактика
эпидемиологическая обстановка
эпидемические пороги
эпидемический период
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Summary:The complex of actions is presented carried out by the Local Administration of Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Supervision Service in the Rostov Region together with the Ministry of Health of the Rostov Region and Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Rostov Region, aimed at the prevention of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections and including: organizational work, results of epidemiological surveillance during interepidemic and epidemic periods with the epidemiological situation assessment, managerial decision-making on the basis of the results obtained, as well as working with reference-centers. The epidemic rise of incidence in the season of 2015 - 2016 was more intensive judging by the majority of characteristics in comparison with the previous period. The main etiological agent of infection was influenza virus A(H1N1)pdm09 characterized by the early onset of epidemic rise from mid-January 2016, the lesser engagement of children from 3 to 6 years of age into epidemic process but maximal engagement of schoolchildren aged 7 - 14, by the higher rate of disease development, higher per cent of hospitalized with influenza diagnosis, and maximal number of deceased at the peak of epidemic.
ISSN:2073-3046
2619-0494
DOI:10.31631/2073-3046-2017-16-2-88-95