Epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in children and adolescents in the Kyrgyz Republic
This article reflects the results of an assessment of the current state and dynamics of the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents in the Kyrgyz Republic (KR) for the period 2011-2020. Statistical reporting data of the Center for e-Health under the Ministry of Health of the KR and the Department of Informatics and Epidemiology at the National Center for Phthisiology of the Ministry of Health of the KR for 11 years (2010-2020) in the KR, in the Chui region and Bishkek were used. The main epidemiological intensive indicator of the incidence of TB in children and adolescents is analyzed, and the impact of the coronavirus infection pandemic on the prevalence of TB among children and adolescents is shown.The incidence of TB among children and adolescents in the KR, Chui region and Bishkek during the indicated observation period remains at a fairly high level and a gradual decrease in this indicator is observed. Compared to 2010, the most significant decrease in the incidence of TB in children and adolescents has been noted since 2017. However, a sharp decrease in the incidence of TB among children and adolescents in 2020 compared to 2019 tends to decrease, so in the KR in children by 65.3%, in Chui region in children by 46.8%, in adolescents by 51.0% and in Bishkek in children by 73.5%, in adolescents by 75.1%, respectively.In general, in the republic, Chui region and Bishkek, over the past decade, there has been a decrease in the incidence of TB among children and adolescents. In 2020, this indicator tended to decrease sharply, which is associated with the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic.