EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION ON ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KARACHAYEVO-CHERKESSIA

The epidemiological situation of echinococcosis in the conditions of the Karachay Cherkess Republic in 2010-2022 was studied, for which the medical reporting on the CR was analyzed. The average incidence rate of the KCR population was 4,0±0,4 (per 100 thousand people), the minimum age at which echinococcosis was registered fell on a child of 2 years, the maximum age of the patient was 107 years. The share of the adult population for the analyzed period accounted for 74,5%, including at various ages, the incidence was distributed as follows: 18-29 years – 32,1%, 30 39 – 21,4%, 40-49 – 14,7%, 50-59 – 18,3%, 60-69 – 8,0%, 70 years and older – 5.4%. The share of the child population was 25,5%. Children aged 3-6 accounted for 11,2%, 7-13 years – 62,5% (50 cases), 14-17 years – 25,0% (20 cases). In the gender structure of patients, there is a slight predominance of the female population, which accounted for 52.2%.