Open AccessEpidemiological evaluation of meningococcal infection in the Altai Krai
Author(s) -
Sergei V. Shirokostup,
Т. В. Сафьянова,
E. A Krapivina,
E. A Verevkina,
K. A Nikishina,
V. E Mezhevova
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
èpidemiologiâ i infekcionnye bolezni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-3026
pISSN - 1560-9529
DOI - 10.17816/eid40809
Subject(s) - epidemiology , meningococcal infections , incidence (geometry) , population , medicine , infection rate , demography , meningococcal disease , environmental health , neisseria meningitidis , biology , surgery , physics , sociology , bacteria , optics , genetics
In the paper there are presented the main characteristics of the epidemic process of meningococcal infection in the Altai Krai in 2003-2012. The results of the study showed that the incidence was characterized by trend of the declining morbidity rate by 5 times from 3,34 ± 0,17 to 0,66 ± 0,17per 100 thousand of population, respectively (p