title: [Meningococcal infection in the Uzbek SSR].
abstract: The epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal infection in Uzbekistan during the period of 8 years since its last epidemic rise in 1972 is presented. Differences in the intensity of the epidemic process among the urban and rural population due to a considerable isolation of most of the rural populated localities from the district centers and the low population density in the republic have been established. The seasonal distribution of the infection had a winter-spring character in urban areas and a spring character in rural areas. 63.4% of all cases were children under 14 years. In cities a high morbidity level among adolescents and young people was determined mainly by visitors from rural areas. A high epidemiological importance of healthy carriers, predominantly schoolchildren and young people was established. The immunological studies of humoral immunity in different groups of the population indicate that the process of immunization was more rapid in cities.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D009304:Nasopharyngitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014610:Uzbekistan
vernacular_title: Meningokokkovaia infektsiia v Uzbekskoĭ SSR.