Features of the current epizootic situation and the epidemiological situation for plague in southern Siberia, Mongolia and China (review)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present data on the current plague situation in China, Mongolia and southern Siberia (Russia). The analysis of the plague epizootic situation in the natural foci of the Central Asian region has been carried out. An increase in the activity of epizootics in a significant part of the territory under consideration and epidemiological risks rise were shown, which led to a sharp escalate in the number of plague diseases in people, including fatal outcomes. The extremely dangerous epidemiological situation emerging in the region dictates the need to continue systematic investigations of natural foci of plague in southern Siberia, to constantly monitor the epidemiological situation in Mongolia and China, to carry out comprehensive preventive and anti-epidemic measures to reduce the risks of plague in humans and to exclude the possibility of anthroponous spread of infection.