Features of enterovirus circulation in the Republic of Belarus in 2014-2015
The paper contains the results of the laboratory control of enterovirus circulation in the Republic of Belarus in 2014-2015. The presented data show the number and effectiveness of diagnostic and sanitary studies in different regions of the country. The intensity of non-polio enterovirus (NPEV) circulation and levels of environmental contamination were identified. The paper also reflects the fluctuation of enterovirus morbidity from 2003 till 2015 and identifies the downward trend (almost 2-fold) of the epidemic process in 2014-2015 compared to 2013. The study describes the range and typical structure of NPEV circulating in the country in the period under review. The dominant enteroviral sero- and genotypes were identified. The paper contains the results of enterovirus molecular epidemiology investigation