International Cooperation of Kazakhstan in the Prevention of Particularly Dangerous Infections

Abstract

The dependence of the incidence of various nosologies on the epidemic situation in neighboring countries has been a feature of the epidemic process in recent years. In this regard, it is of particular importance to carry out joint anti-epidemic and preventive measures in border areas in order to prevent the importation of dangerous infections into the territory of neighboring states. The aim of the work was to analyze the results of international cooperation in the prevention of particularly dangerous infections. Presented are the areas of cooperation and outcomes of joint research activities. Measures for cooperation between the relevant institutions of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Rospotrebnadzor on the operational exchange of information in case of emergencies, joint research work on the monitoring of particularly dangerous and other natural-focal infectious diseases in the border areas, joint seminars, scientific and practical conferences on the introduction of modern methods of laboratory diagnostics into practice, internships on the exchange of experience in epizootiological survey in foci of particularly dangerous infections are described in the paper. Examples of Russian-Kazakh cooperation are provided. The results of a joint epizootiological survey of the territory of the Kazakh part of the Altai Mountains are presented. On a global scale, cases of plague and other particularly dangerous infections in any geographic region can constitute international public health emergencies and this type of threat requires international cooperation.