The True Picture of The Prevalence of Parasitic Diseases Among Children in The Kyrgyz Republic

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study of sanitary epidemiological surveillance (SES) among preschool and school-age children conducted in the pilot districts of Osh, Naryn, Jalal-Abad and Batken regions of the Kyrgyz Republic (KR) in the period from 2015 to 2021 and describes the relevance of combined parasitic diseases, in particular helminthiasis, the problematic issues of epidemiological features of the combination of helminthiasis with a large range of parasitic diseases to assess the true picture of the infestation of children with parasitic diseases. SES for parasitic diseases is a system for collecting biomaterials (stool) of children using preservatives and taking scrapings from the anus, laboratory analysis to determine the types of parasites and the dissemination of epidemiological information on the prevalence of parasitic diseases and children with mixed infestations, necessary for planning, implementing and monitoring preventive programs. 39398 children of school and preschool age up to 14 years were examined. Preschool children accounted for 36.3% and schoolchildren below 14 years of age 63.6% of the total number of surveyed. During the analyzed period, the total infection rate of children below 14 in the republic amounted to 10.9% of the total number of examined, of which 5.7% are girls and 5.2% are boys.