Complex assessment results of the Rostov region territories on anthrax epizootic and epidemiological danger degree

Abstract

Purpose: the determination of risk areas in the Rostov region of anthrax for improving epidemiological surveillance of this infection with the use of GIS-technologies. Materials and methods: data on the incidence of anthrax in people and animals, the anthrax burials sites of animals in the Rostov region were used; epidemiological and statistical methods and the method of computer simulation in this article were used. Results: a complex risk assessment allowed determining the anthrax epizootic and epidemiological danger degree for each district of the Rostov region and identifying areas of increased risk. Conclusions: conducted zoning of the territory of the Rostov region for anthrax will help improve the epidemiological surveillance of this infection.

Keywords

• anthrax
• anthrax burial sites of animals
• epizootic and epidemiological risks