Peculiarities of the epidemic and epizootic situation of rabies infection in the Donetsk People's Republic

Abstract

Purpose: analysis of the epidemic situation of rabies infection in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic and assessment of the level of epidemic threat for this infection for 2023. Materials and methods: A retrospective epidemiological analysis of the epidemic and epizootic situation of rabies infection was carried out based on the materials of the Department of Especially Dangerous Infections Republican Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of the Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic for the last 8 years. Results: For the period from 2015 to March 2023 in the Donetsk People's Republic, 4 cases of rabies infection in people were registered (in 2016, 2021, 2022), which ended in death due to the untimely appeal of those bitten for specialized medical help. The epizootic situation for rabies infection remained unfavorable for the studied period of time. This infection has been laboratory confirmed in animals: 2015 — in 33 cases, 2016 — in 50 cases, 2017 — in 50 cases, 2018 — in 42 cases, 2019 — in 56 cases, 2020 — in 44 cases, 2021 — in 33 cases, 2022 — in 32 cases.

Keywords

• rabies infection
• children
• adults
• death
• epidemiological surveillance