Epidemiological Situation on Vector-Borne Natural-Focal Infections in the Territory of Caucasian Mineral Waters

Abstract

Represented is the analysis of epidemiological situation on vector-borne natural-focal infections in the specially protected eco-resort territory of Russia - Caucasian Mineral Waters of the Stavropol Region. Climactic peculiarities of Caucasian Mineral Waters with their landscape diversity, high abundance rates of ticks and mosquitoes, and anthropogenic impact on ecosystems create favorable conditions for natural foci formation. Crucial epidemiological significance in the regional infectious pathology is attributed to tick-borne borreliosis. Registration of Crimean hemorrhagic fever cases, as well as West Nile (retrospectively) fever and tularemia cases, and identification of specific antibodies to etiological agents of these infections in blood sera of donors testify to volatile epidemiological situation on vector-borne natural-focal infections in the region, which means that there is a need for further ecological, epidemiological and epizootiological monitoring as a constituent element of epidemiological surveillance aimed at provision of sanitary-epidemiological welfare of the population.

Keywords

• трансмиссивные природно-очаговые инфекции
• эпидемиологическая обстановка
• иксодовый клещевой боррелиоз
• крымская геморрагическая лихорадка
• лихорадка западного нила
• клещевой энцефалит
• туляремия
• vector-borne natural-focal infections
• epidemiological situation
• tick-borne borreliosis
• crimean hemorrhagic fever
• west-nile fever
• tick-borne encephalitis
• tularemia