Peculiarities of the Epidemic Situation on West Nile Fever in the Territory of the Russian Federation in 2018 and Forecast of its Development in 2019

• DOI: 10.21055/0370-1069-2019-1-17-25
• Publication Date: 2019-04-05T08:24:11Z
• Authors: I. O. Alekseychik; E. V. Putintseva; V. P. Smelyansky; N. V. Boroday; A. K. Alieva; E. A. Agarkova; S. N. Chesnokova; V. K. Fomina; A. K. Baturin; K. V. Zhukov; L. O. Shakhov; N. D. Pakskina; Yu. V. Demina; E. V. Ezhlova; D. V. Viktorov; A. V. Toporkov
• Keywords: West Nile virus

The epidemic rise in the incidence of West Nile fever (WNF) season 2018 was observed countries European Union (EU) and bordering states exceeded values all previously recorded rises 2010–2012. An increase rate registered USA Canada, however, it did not exceed indicators 2007–2012. In territory Russian Federation, WNF epidemiological process became more intense mainly Southern North Caucasian Federal Districts. general, Russia, rates were 2 times lower than average annual rates, but significantly those 2017. had a number peculiarities seasonality, structure morbidity clinical manifestation WNF. Genotyping isolated WNV RNA fragments from biological material showed that I, II IV virus genotypes circulating part Russia. Forecast situation development 2019 reveals further does exclude possibility significant localincrease certain regions