Проблемы особо опасных инфекций (Jun 2015)

Epizootic Situation in the Crimean Federal District as Follows from Epidemiological Survey Results, 2014

  • A. Yu. Popova,
  • E. B. Ezhlova,
  • Yu. V. Demina,
  • L. I. Shaposhnikova,
  • I. L. Evstaf’Ev,
  • N. N. Tovpinets,
  • E. S. Kotenev,
  • A. S. Volynkina,
  • Ya. V. Lisitskaya,
  • I. V. Samarina,
  • O. A. Belova,
  • N. V. Tsapko,
  • U. M. Ashibokov,
  • D. S. Agapitov,
  • T. N. Samoded,
  • A. N. Kulichenko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2015-2-33-36
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 2
pp. 33 – 36

Abstract

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The territory of the Crimean Peninsula is an endemic one as regards various natural-focal infections. The paper contains the data on epizootiological survey of 8 administrative regions of the Crimean Federal District (CFD). Carried out has been small mammals and Ixodidae ticks census. Identified is their species composition. Performed have been the field samples collection and laboratory studies for the presence of bacterial and viral infection agents. Established is the fact that H. marginatum is a dominating species among the ticks, collected during the spring season, while the house mouse prevails among the small mammals. As for the autumn collection of samples, the dominating species are H. punctata and common vole, respectively. Laboratory investigation results indicate the circulation of the agents of Ku fever, tick-borne spotty fever, Ixodidae tick-borne borreliosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, monocytic ehrlichiosis, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and leptospirosis.

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