MORBIDITY OF THE POPULATION OF ARKHANGELSK REGION WITH INFECTIONS, MANAGED BY MEANS OF SPECIAL PREVENTION

Aim. To reveal the peculiarities of the incidence of the population of the Arkhangelsk region by infections controlled by means of specific prevention. Methods. A post-hoc epidemiological analysis of infection morbidity indices of the Arkhangelsk Region population, controlled by specific preventive measures (diphtheria, measles, rubella, poliomyelitis, tick-borne viral encephalitic - TBVE) has been carried out in the paper. Records and reports for the period 2011-2015 were used as data for a look back study. Results. Diphtheria morbidity on the territory of the Arkhangelsk region has kept the «zero» level during the last years. Measles morbidity in the period from 2007 to 2015 was registered in 2013 (10 cases) and in 2014 (1 case). Rubella morbidity in the period 2011-2015 was registered in 2013 году (5 cases). No cases of vaccine-associated paralytic polio were registered in the region in the period from 2006 to 2015. Infections vaccination coverage, controlled by specific preventive measures corresponds to regulated levels. The paper also presents the analysis and assessment of TBE morbidity indices, population immunization against TBVE and study results of the immunity stress to this infection in the Arkhangelsk Region. Conclusions. The results of serological examinations of children, adolescents, adults, when compared with the reference indicators, testify to sufficient specific protection, correspond to official information on vaccine coverage, and confirm the effectiveness of specific prophylaxis against diphtheria, poliomyelitis, measles and rubella. It is advisable to include immunization against TBVE in the regional calendar of preventive vaccinations.