Current epidemic situation of Q fever in Rostov Region
- Authors: Sokirkina E.N.1, Noskov A.K.1, Kovalev Е.V.2, Karpushchenko G.V.3, Pichurina N.L.1, Orekhov I.V.1, Evdokimova V.V.1, Simakova D.I.1, Vodopyanov A.S.1, Fedchenko A.V.4
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Affiliations:
- Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
- Office of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing in the Rostov Region
- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Rostov Region
- Territorial Department of the Office of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing in the Rostov Region in the Salsky, Tselinsky, Peschanokopsky, Yegorlyksky, Orlovsky, Proletarsky (s) districts
- Issue: Vol 15, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 29-34
- Section: Epidemic Situation
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2226-6976/article/view/681946
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2025.15.1.29-34
- ID: 681946
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Abstract
Objective. Analysis of cases of the disease, factors and conditions of Q fever infection in the population of the Rostov Region.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted by the method of epidemiological analysis using reporting data. Blood serum samples of people and farm animals, field material and environmental objects from anthropological (economic) foci were examined using modern laboratory methods.
Results. In 2022, 27 cases of Q fever were registered in 4 districts of the Rostov Region. The victims were mainly men of working age, residents of rural areas. Most patients were infected in anthropogenic foci formed in private subsidiary farms (PSF) and agricultural enterprises. During the epizootological survey conducted in natural biotopes, isolated finds of Coxiella burnetii were detected. In 28.6% of samples of material collected in anthropogenic foci, the pathogen DNA was detected. According to the results of studying the immune layer of the population of the Salsky and Remontnensky districts, the proportion of seropositive individuals was 3.0 and 1.3%, respectively. The pathogen was cultured on the Vero E6 cell line and a biological sample was set up. A culture of C. burnetii was isolated from the patient’s blood serum.
Conclusion. The current epidemic situation with Q fever in the Rostov Region is determined by periodically registered cases of human disease. Patients were identified in the southeast of the region in areas with a developed livestock farming structure. The epidemic process is caused by the formation of anthropogenic foci in private subsidiary farms and agricultural enterprises.
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Elena N. Sokirkina
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Author for correspondence.
Email: sokirkina_en@antiplague.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4864-9576
Junior Researcher
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonAleksey K. Noskov
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Email: plague@aaanet.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0550-2221
Cand. Med. Sci, Director
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonЕvgeny V. Kovalev
Office of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing in the Rostov Region
Email: master@rpndon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0840-4638
Head, Chief State Sanitary Doctor for the Rostov Region
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonGarry V. Karpushchenko
Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Rostov Region
Email: master@donses.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4672-8753
Cand. Med. Sci, Сhief Physician
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonNatalia L. Pichurina
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Email: plague@aaanet.ru
Cand. Med. Sci, Leading Researcher
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonIgor V. Orekhov
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Email: plague@aaanet.ru
Cand. Biol. Sci, Senior Researcher
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonVeronika V. Evdokimova
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Email: plague@aaanet.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5522-9097
Cand. Biol. Sci, Researcher
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonDiana I. Simakova
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Email: plague@aaanet.ru
Cand. Biol. Sci, Senior Researcher
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonAlexey S. Vodopyanov
Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Вeing
Email: vodopyanov_as@antiplague.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9056-3231
Cand. Med. Sci, Leading Researcher
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonAntonina V. Fedchenko
Territorial Department of the Office of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing in the Rostov Region in the Salsky, Tselinsky, Peschanokopsky, Yegorlyksky, Orlovsky, Proletarsky (s) districts
Email: master@rpndon.ru
Head
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