Currently, there is a seasonal increase in the incidence of meningitis. As a rule, serous meningitis manifests itself from May to October. With the onset of the first frost disappears. There are practically no complications, the ortcom.kz correspondent reports.
It should be noted that viral serous meningitis is different from meningococcal and purulent meningitis in a benign course. They very rarely cause complications and deaths.
“Since the beginning of 2018, the diagnosis of meningococcal infection has been confirmed in 85 people, including 51 cases in Almaty and Almaty Oblast,” said Laura Akhmetniyazova, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Public Health Protection in the Central Communications Service at a press conference, on the epidemiological situation of meningococcal disease.
As Laura Akhmetniyazova emphasized, after the anti-epidemic measures had been taken, the incidence of meningococcal infection in the country was stabilized.
“Since June 30, isolated cases of meningococcal disease have been registered in the country. Thus, the situation in the republic is stable. The incidence rate of meningococcal disease is 0.5 per 100 thousand population. This is 4 times lower than the threshold level. The average long-term incidence rate in our country was at the level of 2.1, ”the speaker explained.
According to Laura Akhmetiniyazovoy, up to 700 cases of serous meningitis are registered in the republic annually, in 2017, 701 were registered. During 9 months of this year, 575 cases of serous meningitis were recorded, of which 196 were in Astana. In all cases, anti-epidemic measures are carried out.
Recall meningitis - inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis due to the occurrence is divided into three main groups: meningococcal, purulent and serous meningitis.
