Risk of an Intensification of Pertussis Epidemic and its Vaccinal Prevention Process in Ukraine

Abstract

The pertussis epidemic process is characterized by cyclical ups 2-5 years, high level of child and town population morbidity. Longterm pertussis morbidity dynamics in Ukraine tends to increase. Low coverage of a pertusiss immunization of the children's population, increase of immunocompromised individuals in the population, deterioration of social, economic and ecological factors are adverse conditions for a current of the pertussis epidemic process. The first priority is to maintain an appropriate level of routine immunization of children with increased attention to immunocompromised persons.

Keywords

• коклюш
• эпидемический процесс коклюша
• факторы риска
• иммунокомпрометированные лица
• иммунопрофилактика коклюша
• pertussis
• pertussis epidemic process
• risk factors
• immunocompromised persons
• pertussis immunoprophylaxis