Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Visceral Toxocariasis in the Russian Federation
https://doi.org/10.31631/2073-3046-2025-24-6-4-10
Abstract
Relevance. Toxocariasis is a geohelminthiasis caused by the larval stage of nematodes of the genus Toxocara, characterized by ubiquitous spread. The disease is socially significant, as it reflects the level of social and hygienic well-being of the population.
Aim. study was to determine the actual epidemiological situation of visceral toxocariasis in Russia based on a comprehensive analysis of official statistics, seroepidemiological, and sanitary-parasitological studies.
Materials and Methods. An analysis of the epidemiological situation of toxocariasis in the Russian Federation for 2024 was conducted using data from the Unified Information and Analytical System «Personalized Accounting of Infectious Diseases» module and 865 epidemiological survey cards from toxocariasis outbreaks received by the Reference Center for Monitoring Larval Helminthiasis. Evaluation of the obtained data from the seroepidemiological survey of conditionally healthy individuals and sanitary-parasitological studies of epidemiologically significant environmental objects conducted in several regions of the Russian Federation in 2024.
Results. Problem areas were identified where significant discrepancies were observed between the registered incidence rate, the seroprevalence of the population for T. canis, and the degree of contamination of epidemiologically significant environmental objects.
About the Authors
V. V. Pushkarnaya
Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of Rospotrebnadzor
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Victoria V. Pushkarnaya – pediatrician, infectious diseases specialist
119, per. Gazetny, Rostov-on-don, 344000
+7 (918) 853-56-57
I. V. Khutoryanina
Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of Rospotrebnadzor
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina V. Khutoryanina – Cand. Sci. (Med.), senior researcher at the laboratory of sanitary and parasitological monitoring, medical Parasitology and immunology
Rostov-on-Don
+7 (951) 837-33-37
L. A. Ermakova
Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of Rospotrebnadzor; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation,
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Larisa A. Ermakova – Cand. Sci. (Med.), Head of the Clinic of Infections and Parasitic Dieases; associate professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases
Rostov-on-Don; Moscow
+7 (928) 190-54-77
T. O. Kochoyan
Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of Rospotrebnadzor; Z.V. Ermolyeva Infection Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Timur O. Kochoyan – pediatrician, infectious diseases specialist Clinic of Infections and Parasitic Dieases
Rostov-on-Don
+7 (918) 552-89-91
T. I . Tverdokhlebova
Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of Rospotrebnadzor; Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatyana I. Tverdokhlebova – Dr. Sci. (Med.), Director
Rostov-on-Don
+7 (863) 234-91-83, +7 (928) 229-15-18
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Pushkarnaya V.V., Khutoryanina I.V., Ermakova L.A., Kochoyan T.O., Tverdokhlebova T.I. Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Visceral Toxocariasis in the Russian Federation. Epidemiology and Vaccinal Prevention. 2025;24(6):4-10. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31631/2073-3046-2025-24-6-4-10
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