Epidemiological aspects of acute intestinal infections in the Republic of Dagestan

The aim of the research is to determine the epidemiological situation of acute intestinal infections that are particularly relevant for the republic. Material and Methods. In this study reporting form No. 2 «Information on infectious and parasitic morbidity» for 2015-2018, regulatory documents and data on the epidemiological situation of acute intestinal infections in the world. Results. A retrospective analysis of the epidemiological situation of acute intestinal infections in the country showed that these infections take second place in the structure of infectious morbidity after acute respiratory diseases, while the fact of an increase in the incidence rate of OKI of unidentified etiology in 2018 is of particular importance. The decoding figure did not decrease and amounted to 42% (41.3% in 2017; 37.7% in 2016; 33.9% in 2015), and in cities 38% (37.2% in 2017; 31.4% in 2016; 29.1 % in 2015). Conclusion. In the structure of acute intestinal infections, infections with an unidentified etiology predominate, which requires an increase in the health literacy of the population, as well as an improvement in the system of epidemiological surveillance of this pathology.