COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY OF ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS IN THE KHABAROVSK REGION IN 2018-2019 YEARS
A comparative analysis of epidemiological indices, epidemic incidence raises of enterovirus infection (EVI) in the Khabarovsk region for years 2018-2019 was performed. An estivo-autumnal seasonal occurrence of diseases with long-lasting fall period was revealed. Typical age pattern of EVI cases common for children and teenagers was confirmed. Clinical manifestations of herpangina were prevalent during the analyzed years. Should be noted that in the year 2019 an increase in exanthematic forms was registered. An epidemiological landscape of circulating enteroviruses was diagnosed utilizing two techniques (virological and molecular-genetic). Enterovirus serotypes Coxsackie A6, Coxsackie B2, Coxsackie B5, ECHO-6 were prevalent during the year 2018 in the Khabarovsk region. In 2019 dominant serotypes circulating in the Khabarovsk territory were as follows - Coxsackie A6, Coxsackie B3, Coxsackie B5.