State of measles incidence in Kharkiv region in the period 2017 - 2019
Introduction. Today, measles is one of the most common endemic infections, which in the modern world affects not only children but also adults. Fifty percent of the world's incidence of measles is in five countries: Madagascar, Somalia, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ukraine. It should be noted that according to the WHO, Ukraine is one of the five countries with the highest incidence of measles, and since 2018 Ukraine ranks second in the world in the incidence of measles. The sharp increase in the incidence began in 2017, when 4,782 people fell ill with measles. In 2018, more than 54,000 Ukrainians contracted a measles infection, which is almost 64% of all cases registered in Europe. In 2019, the number of patients reached 57 thousand people. During 2017-2019, a total of more than 115 thousand people fell ill, of whom 41 died (including 25 children) [2].As for the Kharkiv region, in 2017-2019 there was also a surge in the incidence of measles infection. Given the goal of the WHO and UNESCO (2015) program to address the elimination of measles infection in the world [3], the effectiveness of which determines the timeliness of specific prevention and surveillance, it remains urgent to monitor measles infection to assess the degree of endemic circulation of measles in Kharkiv region. Material & methods. The material of our work was statistical data and reporting forms on epidemiological, virological and serological tests for measles infection in the Kharkiv region for 2017-2019, provided by the State Institution "Kharkiv OLC of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine" under the agreement on scientific and practical cooperation from 02.01. 2017. Results & discussion. In 2017, 11 cases of measles were registered (8 children and 3 adults), including 6 residents of Kharkiv, 3 in Barvinkivskyi, and 1 each in Kharkiv and Lozivskyi districts. Among the sick are 7 people of Roma nationality who do not have measles vaccinations. The diagnosis was confirmed in the laboratory in 9 patients. Starting ...