EXPERIENCE ON PREVENTION OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME IMPORTATION AND DISSEMINATION AT THE TERRITORY OF KAMCHATSKAYA PROVINCE

Abstract

Measures performed in 2003 at the territory of Kamchatskaya Province by a sanitaryepidemiological service, public health authorities and other concerned departments with an active support of the Province administration to prevent importation and dissemination of «atypical pneumonia» in connection with the epidemiological situation aggravation due to severe acute respiratory syndrome morbidity in countries of SouthEastern Asia and Canada are represented. Organizing, preventive and antiepidemic measures, hospital basis preparation, activities of sanitaryquarantine departments on water and air transport are reflected.

Keywords

• «atypical pneumonia»
• severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)
• organizing
• preventive and anti-epidemic measures
• kamchtskaya province