SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF CONDITIONALLY HEALTHY POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ADYGEYA

Parasitic diseases occupy one of the leading positions in the structure of infectious morbidity in the Russian Federation. Helminthiasis accounts for about 90% of all parasitic diseases. A special place among parasitic diseases is taken by larval helminthosis, including echinococcosis, trichinosis and toxocarosis. Seroepidemiological studies are an important part of epidemiological monitoring. Immunoassay analysis has a high diagnostic value in parasitic diseases. The reference center for larvial helminthiases of the federal budgetary institution of science of the Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology for many years conducts seroepidemiological studies of relatively healthy population in the Republic of Adygeya. The method of immunoenzymatic analysis determined the presence of specific antibodies of class G to Toxocara canis, Echinococcus granulosus and Trichinella spiralis in more than 1500 blood serums. The average long-term seroprevalence rate of the conditionally healthy population of the Republic of Adygeya for toxocariosis is 37.2%. The average share of positive results for eight years for echinococcosis is 2.77%. For trichinosis, the mean annual seroprevalence rate of the population is 1.23%. The obtained results indicate that the potential for the risk of infestation by the larvial helminth infections of the population of the Republic of Adygeya remains, as well as the need for further research.