Organization of Epidemiological Surveillance and Preventive Measures as Regards Natural-Focal Infections under the Conditions of River Floods

• Main Author: V. A. Ott
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Federal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe” 2014-03-01
• Series: Проблемы особо опасных инфекций
• Subjects: наводнение; геморрагическая лихорадка с почечным синдромом; санитарно-эпидемио­логи­ческий надзор; дератизационные мероприятия; flooding; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; sanitary-epidemiological surveillance; deratization measures
• Online Access: https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/123
• ISSN: 0370-1069; 2658-719X

Emergency situation (ES) due to flood, 2013 required enhancement of sanitary-epidemiological surveillance over the natural-focal infections in the devastated territories. Hands-on assistance for the provision of sanitary-epidemiological welfare in the Khabarovsk Region was accomplished by special anti-epidemic team of the Rospotrebnadzor Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and Far East. Inter-agency cooperation and interaction was managed by the Emergency Response Committee, as well as Sanitary-Epidemiological Commission appurtenant to the local administration, and by the Rospotrebnadzor Headquarters in the region. Developed and carried out was a “Plan of action regarding prophylaxis of natural-focal diseases”. Integrated assessment of sanitary-epidemiological and epizootiological situation in the endemic in reference to natural-focal infections municipal entities of the Khabarovsk region made it possible to organize and implement all necessary preventive and anti-epidemic measures aimed at stabilization of epidemiological situation on natural-focal infections.