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Epizootic Activity of Natural Plague Foci in the Russian Federation in 2013 and Prognosis for the Year of 2014

https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2014-2-13-18

Abstract

Analyzed are the data of the epizootiologic survey of plague enzootic territories in Russia in 2013. Evaluated are the numbers of major carriers and vectors as well as the epizootic activity of natural foci of different types. Analysis of preconditions for decrease of epizootic potential of plague natural foci of Caucasus, Altai and Tyva is carried out. Single findings of infected fleas are registered at the sites of steady focality in the territory of Pre-Caspian lowland. Forecast of epizootic situation for 2014 is presented. Marked is raising probability that Volga-Ural sandy and Central Caucasian high-mountain plague foci would get out of the inter-epizootic period state. Substantiated are the possibility of plague epizootics continuation and their intensity in Pre-Caspian sandy, Altai and Tyva mountain, and Eastern-Caucasus high-mountain plague natural foci.

About the Authors

N. V. Popov
Russian Researcih Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation


V. E. Bezsmertny
Plague Control Center
Russian Federation


V. P. Toporkov
Russian Researcih Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation


A. N. Matrosov
Russian Researcih Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation


T. V. Knyazeva
Russian Researcih Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation


A. A. Kuznetsov
Russian Researcih Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation


V. P. Popov
Plague Control Center
Russian Federation


D. B. Verzhutsky
Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation


V. M. Korzun
Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation


E. V. Chipanin
Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation


V. M. Dubyansky
Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation


O. V. Maletskaya
Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation


M. P. Grigoryev
Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation


S. V. Balakhonov
Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation


A. N. Kulichenko
Stavropol Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation


V. V. Kutyrev
Russian Researcih Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation


References

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Popov N.V., Bezsmertny V.E., Toporkov V.P., Matrosov A.N., Knyazeva T.V., Kuznetsov A.A., Popov V.P., Verzhutsky D.B., Korzun V.M., Chipanin E.V., Dubyansky V.M., Maletskaya O.V., Grigoryev M.P., Balakhonov S.V., Kulichenko A.N., Kutyrev V.V. Epizootic Activity of Natural Plague Foci in the Russian Federation in 2013 and Prognosis for the Year of 2014. Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections. 2014;(2):13-18. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2014-2-13-18

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