Concerning the Measures for Stabilization of Epidemiological Situation in the Territory of the Amur Region under Conditions of Emergency

Abstract

A large-scale rainfall flooding in the territory of the Amur Region formed the foundation for dramatic aggravation of epidemiological situation, in that which concerns outbreaks of diarrheal disease, activation of epidemic processes associated with enteroviral infection and a number of natural-focal infectious diseases, as well as emergence of anthrax cases both among animals and humans. Basic anti-epidemic and preventive activities under emergency situation included: epidemiological monitoring over infectious and non-infectious morbidity among the population; microbiological and virusological laboratory surveillance of the ambient environment objects and water supply sources; sanitary-hygienic monitoring of the habitant living environment; immunization of the population depending on epidemiological indications; planning and implementation of disinfection, deratization, and disinsection procedures in the flood-stricken areas. Successful cooperation between the Rospotrebnadzor local agencies, Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute SAET, regional health institutions and other organizations involved, in a challenging situation at the flooding site, made it possible to avoid serious epidemic complications among the population of the Amur Region.