Complex assessment results of the Rostov region territories on anthrax epizootic and epidemiological danger degree
Purpose: the determination of risk areas in the Rostov region of anthrax for improving epidemiological surveillance of this infection with the use of GIS-technologies. Materials and methods: data on the incidence of anthrax in people and animals, the anthrax burials sites of animals in the Rostov re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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State Budget Educational Institute of Higher Professional Education, Rostov State Medical University, Ministry Health of Russian Federation
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Медицинский вестник Юга России |
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| Online Access: | https://www.medicalherald.ru/jour/article/view/599 |
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| Summary: | Purpose: the determination of risk areas in the Rostov region of anthrax for improving epidemiological surveillance of this infection with the use of GIS-technologies. Materials and methods: data on the incidence of anthrax in people and animals, the anthrax burials sites of animals in the Rostov region were used; epidemiological and statistical methods and the method of computer simulation in this article were used. Results: a complex risk assessment allowed determining the anthrax epizootic and epidemiological danger degree for each district of the Rostov region and identifying areas of increased risk. Conclusions: conducted zoning of the territory of the Rostov region for anthrax will help improve the epidemiological surveillance of this infection. |
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| ISSN: | 2219-8075 2618-7876 |