Epidemiology and Regional Programs on Meningococcal Disease Prevention in Tyumen Region and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District

Abstract

Meningococcal disease is the urgent problem of healthcare due to its widespread prevalence, high incidence, severe course and high risk of mortality. Vaccination of Russian Federation population with polyvalent meningococcal vaccine for serogroups A, C, W, Y has not been studied before within the framework of regional immunization programs. The article presents the results of epidemiological analysis of the situation on meningococcal disease in Tyumen region and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district (YNAD) in 2014-2019. The obtained data were used to develop the immunization strategy against meningococcal disease within the framework of the regional immunization calendar in Tyumen region and regional immunization programs in YNAD. The clinical case of severe course of meningococcemia with complications is presented in the article. Clinical conditions and syndromes which are common for practice of therapists during the management of patients with generalized forms of meningococcal disease are described.

Keywords

• epidemiology
• meningococcal disease
• generalized form
• vaccination
• polyvalent vaccine
• regional programs