Comprehensive Assessment of the Epidemic Situation in the Republic of Guinea

Relevance .  Socioeconomic and climatic conditions determine the nature of the epidemic situation in the Republic of Guinea, which requires further study and objective assessment. Materials and Methods . The research materials were the official statistics, the data from scientific publications, as well as the results of own researches. A complex of epidemiological, bacteriological, immunological, serological, molecular genetic and statistical research methods was applied. Conclusions . The structure and levels of morbidity and mortality in the Republic of Guinea were presented. New data were obtained on the etiology of acute suppurative otitis media, on the prevalence and epidemiological manifestations of intestinal helminthiases, typhoid fever, enteric and parenteral hepatitis, as well as sexually transmitted infections. The current situation of HIV and tuberculosis was assessed. A complex of epidemiological risk factors for a number of infectious and parasitic diseases contributing to complicated situations was revealed.