INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS DURING THE WAR AND COVID INFECTION PANDEMIC IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The aim: To analyze the current views on diagnosis and management of infectious mononucleosis in children. The purpose of our work is also a comparative characteristic of the incidence of infectious mononucleosis in Ukraine and the city of Poltava (2006-2022). Materials and methods: The data of scientific literature have been analyzed, using the bibliosemantic method of study. We used a retrospective analysis of statistical data on the incidence of infectious mononucleosis 2006-2022 and the most frequent cases of infectious pathology in children in the period 2019- 2022, and also conducted an analysis of the percentage of those vaccinated according to the vaccination calendar. Results: We had an increase in the incidence in 2009, but in subsequent years it was in the range of 23-25.2 per 100.000 children. The incidence of patients diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis per 100.000 of the children population in the Poltava region is one of the lowest in Ukraine, accounting for 8.1 - 10.1% over the past 3 years, which can be explained by the decrease in visits by parents and their children to the hospital to avoid contact with patients with the coronavirus disease and the fact that our region also had rather lower rates of children with Covid-19 compared in Ukraine. Conclusions: the situation with the spread of infectious mononucleosis in children in Ukraine is such that it causes concern, and when comparing the incidence in 2009 and 2022, the authors noted an increase in the overall incidence of this nosology by 5%.