Because of Ukrainian immigrants in the Russian Federation increased Risk of spread of measles
In Russia there was a danger of the spread of measles in connection with the arrival of immigrants from the Ukraine, said Tuesday the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Chief state sanitary doctor of Russia Anna Popova.
" The situation is complicated by the fact that comes to us a population of Ukraine, which vaccination coverage in 2-3 times below the norm of 95% - quoted Popov ITAR-TASS.- We saw extremely low immunization ". According to Popova, refugees, like citizens of Russia, are provided free of charge vaccination against measles and polio. Chief sanitary doctor also said that in those regions where refugees come, will be maximized immunization as Russian citizens, and who came from the Ukraine." Vaccination timing for each region are set specifically ", - she specified. In addition, the head of Rospotrebnadzor said that this year the epidemiologists Russia has concerns on the issue of distribution of rubella and importation of wild virus polio and typhoid. Polio most unfavorable forecasts relate to the situation in the East of the country, said the expert. Popov also believes that there is a risk of importation of typhoid from migrants from Central Asia and cholera from India. However, she stressed that the service Rospotrebnadzor is making all efforts to eliminate provisions with the introduction of these dangerous infections. Finally, Rospotrebnadzor suspected Georgia of belonging to an outbreak of African swine fever in Russia, reports " news Agency." Let us leave this question to those who can assure. But the fact that the probability of this is, and what voiced was the place to be is, without a doubt, " - said Popov. Before it was declared about the appearance of the virus of African swine fever in the Kaluga and Tver regions. Because of its flash on June 23, a quarantine was introduced in 4 districts of the Kaluga region. Former state sanitary doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko last year stated that the disease has got into the Russian Federation from the laboratory of Microbiology of the U.S. Navy in Georgia.
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