Open AccessTHE ZONING OF SEVERAL TERRITORIES OF THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA ACCORDING TO TOXOCARIASIS
Author(s) -
I. V. Hutoryanina,
О С Думбадзе,
Л В Шишканова,
T.I. Tverdohlebova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
zdorovʹe naseleniâ i sreda obitaniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-0788
pISSN - 2219-5238
DOI - 10.35627/2219-5238/2019-314-5-41-44
Subject(s) - toxocariasis , population , geography , helminthiasis , russian federation , environmental protection , environmental health , helminths , biology , medicine , immunology , regional science
In recent decades, there is an increase in the number of toxocariasis morbidity rate in many countries. Animportant role in the implementation of the infection's risk with toxocarosis is the state of contamination withpathogens of epidemiologically significant environmental objects. Toxocara eggs are resistant to adverse environmentalfactors and can persist in the soil for a long time. We presented data on seroepidemiological surveysfor toxocarosis of the population of the South of Russia (Republic of Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia; Astrakhanand Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai) and results of soil sanitary-parasitological studies. The analysis of thepopula-tion morbidity with toxocarcosis in the Russian Federation showed the variability of its indicatorsduring different years. The basis for some territories zoning of the south of Russia for this helminth infectionwas formed with toxocarosis morbidity rates, the results of a seroepidemiological survey of the population,infection of dogs and soil contamination with toxocara eggs. According to the comparison of toxocariasismorbidity data with the results of seroepi-demiological studies, we suggest that the true level of helminthiasismorbidity in the South of Russia is much higher than officially registered. The results of the studies indicatethe need for caution in the aspect of the potential probability of population's toxocarosis infection.