Incidence of whooping cough in Russia, its causes and ways to reduce

Introduction. In connection with the increase in the incidence of pertussis in many countries, including in Russia, the current is constant disease surveillance, identification of the reasons for its growth, development and introduction of effective preventive measures. In this paper, based on the actual data, represent the analysis of whooping cough in Russia. Materials and methods . The report form of Rospotrebnadzor were used for the analysis. Results. It is established that at more than 95% (according to official data) coverage of children's population with vaccination against pertussis remains high incidence in the group of young children. In the age groups of children under 1 year and 1–2 years over the past 10 years, there is a clear trend towards an increase in morbidity. On the territory of the two Federal districts (Siberian and Far Eastern) there is also an increase in the incidence of whooping cough. At the same time, the cyclical rise in the incidence characteristic of this infection remains. Discussion. Using the available data, as well as the data of scientific literature, an attempt is made to identify the causes of the increase in the incidence of pertussis and to justify the possibility of its reduction.