A retrospective analysis of the incidence of chickenpox in the Altai territory and the city of Barnaul for 2001–2019

Abstract

Chickenpox is an urgent problem for public health due to its high contagiousness, wide prevalence, high incidence rates, a significant probability of medium and severe clinical course of the disease, leading to death and disability, diseases of pregnant women and the development of congenital forms of infection, as well as the carrier of the Varicella zoster virus, which leads to a chronic form of infection — shingles. Purpose: of this study was to assess epidemiological situation of chickenpox incidence among the population of the Altai region and city of Barnaul in 2001–2019 years. Materials and methods. The materials of the study were the data of statistical reporting forms № 2 of the Federal state statistical observation «Information on infectious and parasitic diseases» in the Altai region and the city of Barnaul for 2001–2019. Data processing was carried out using the calculation of intensive and extensive indicators, the calculation of the arithmetic mean (X) and the standard error of the mean (m). Statistical analysis was carried out using Microsoft Excel. Results. During the study period, there was a tendency to increase the incidence of chickenpox among the population of the Altai region and the city of Barnaul. Winter-spring seasonality was observed. Among the sick in the Altai region and in the city of Barnaul dominated children under 17 years. Summary. In order to prevent drifts and the spread of chickenpox, it is necessary to introduce vaccination against this infection into the national calendar of preventive vaccinations of the Russian Federation.