PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yaroslav Dziublyk
AU  - Sergiy Soloviov
TI  - Influenza and pneumonia in Ukraine: An epidemiological survey
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P4201
VI  - 42
IP  - Suppl 57
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4201.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4201.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2013 Sep 01; 42
AB  - A great impact of influenza on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) morbidity is widely recognized. However, a statistical data, reflecting the interrelation between these infections in Ukraine have never been presented before.The aim of the study was to reveal possible relationship between CAP and influenza morbidity rates for 2009-2011 epidemic seasons in Ukraine.Materials and methods. The official epidemiological data, published annually by Ministry of health of Ukraine Medical Statistics Center, Influenza Control Center and National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology, were analyzed. As a results the linear regression models of CAP morbidity were built for 4 regions of Ukraine (Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Dnipropetrivsk oblast). The correlation between the results of modeling and intensive influenza morbidity indices was evaluated using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient.Results. The highest pneumonia morbidity rate in Ukraine was in 2009-2010, exceeding corresponding value for 2008 by 24,2 % and 2011 – by 5 %. A significant correlation between intensive influenza morbidity, taken for each geographical region, and pneumonia regression model inclination was established (r=0,91).Conclusion. An existance of strong association between influenza outbreaks and high level of CAP incidence in different regions of Ukraine suggests the necessity of more closer epidemic monitoring and more intensive use of influenza preventive strategies in order to reduce the burden of low respiratory tract infections.