Problems of diagnostics of measles and rubella in Kyrgyzstan at the present stage

The analysis of the epidemiological situation of measles in the Kyrgyz Republic was conducted, against the background of a decrease in the possibility of using laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis of measles, which negatively affects the timely conduct of anti-epidemic measures to isolate patients and monitor contact. Among suspicious patients on measles the group of children at which strew is formed disappears in 1-2 days and the measles diagnosis is excluded without laboratory inspection. Most often they stop with a diagnosis of ARI, an allergic rash, and patients are discharged home. In this group, a retrospective blood test was performed in 20 patients with rubella ELISA, which made it possible to identify this infection in 10 patients. During the period of the epidemic rise in measles, there is an increase in the incidence among children and rubella, so children suspicious for measles should also be examined for rubella.