Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии (Dec 2015)

DETERMINATION OF TYPES OF EPIDEMIC MANIFESTATIONS OF CHOLERA IN REGIONS OF THE CRIMEA FEDERAL DISTRICT (REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA)

  • G. G Onischenko,
  • A. Yu Popova,
  • E. A Moskvitina,
  • N. A Penkovskaya,
  • S. A Listopad,
  • S. V Titova,
  • V. D Kruglikov

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 92, no. 6
pp. 37 – 43

Abstract

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The aim of the study was determination of the type of epidemic manifestations of cholera in the Republic of Crimea based on evaluation of epidemic manifestations of cholera, risk of introduction and spread of the infection. It was concluded, that, based on the cholera outbreaks, that had taken place, contamination of surface water bodies (fresh and sea) and sewage by Vibrio cholerae O1 ctxA+ and Vibrio cholerae O1 ctxA- potential epidemic danger of introduction of the infection by various types of international transport, population migration, the presence of epidemiologic risk in realization of water pathway of transmission of cholera causative agent and several other social conditions, the Republic of Crimea remains in the group of territories of type I by epidemic manifestations of cholera.

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