Toxocariasis: Current State of the Russian Federation. Message 2: Toxocariasis Morbidity of the Population in Various Administrative Territories of the Russian Federation

Abstract

An assessment of the current toxocariasis situation in the Russian Federation was made. Several data sources have been examined for this purpose - statistical materials on the toxocariasis incidence of the Russian population in 2008 - 2012, the Regional Services on Customers’ Rights Protection and Human Well-Being Surveillance State reports concerning the administrative territories in 2010 -2012 about the sanitary-epidemiological wellbeing of the population, the results of their own research and the published data. Nowadays, in different regions of the Russian Federation, there is considerable variation in toxocariasis incidence values. On a number of areas located in similar climatic conditions and landscape-geographical zones recorded both low and high levels of morbidity, the most pronounced among children. Antibodies to toxocara detected in different climatic zones of the population, the proportion of seropositive, according seroepidemiological studies is 5.4 - 33.6% of adults and 11.8 - 35.2% among children. It is concluded that the incidence of toxocariasis significantly higher reported rates of statistical observation. The need to develop a guidance document, reflecting the diagnostic value of clinical and laboratory signs of toxocariasis and epidemiological evidence for screening for toxocariasis threatened populations.