The scientific, organizational and methodological bases for the epidemiological surveillance of streptococcal group A infection in a large city

These investigations have made it possible to establish the extent and scale of the spread of streptococcal infection (group A) and its socioeconomic importance in Moscow, a great mega-police of the world. The deterioration of the epidemiological situation in recent years, accompanied by an increase...

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Published inŽurnal mikrobiologii, ėpidemiologii i immunobiologii no. 1; p. 40
Main Authors Filatov, N N, Bruko, N I, Shakhanina, I L, Lytkina, I N, Serzhenko, S V, Kogan, K M, Zolotareva, G D, Dobrovol'skaia, Z M
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.01.1998
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Blood Donors
Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiologic Methods
Humans
Military Personnel
Moscow - epidemiology
Population Surveillance - methods
Prevalence
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - prevention & control
Streptococcus pyogenes
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Moscow
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Summary:These investigations have made it possible to establish the extent and scale of the spread of streptococcal infection (group A) and its socioeconomic importance in Moscow, a great mega-police of the world. The deterioration of the epidemiological situation in recent years, accompanied by an increase in morbidity and mortality caused by streptococcal infection, has been demonstrated. The program and conceptual foundations of epidemiological surveillance on this infection in Moscow are presented. The aspects of epidemiological surveillance (informational and analytical, diagnostic, administrative) have been indicated and described. The order and direction of their realization have been determined.
ISSN:0372-9311