Acute respiratory disease caused by coronavirus SARS-CоV-2 in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Keywords: coronavirus, morbidity, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, servicemen

Abstract

The purpose. Carry out a comparative analysis of the incidence of COVID-19 among servicemen of the Armed Forces and the civilian population of Ukraine in the area of responsibility of the regional sanitary-epidemiological departments of the MFC of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to further study the disease and the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

Materials and methods. The characteristics of the epidemiological status of the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in the countries with the largest number of infected persons adjacent to Ukraine at the time of the study were analyzed: the incidence of COVID-19 among servicemen and employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was studied the state of spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the territory of Ukraine and the course of implementation of measures to prevent its spread in the Armed Forces of Ukraine provided by the MFC of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Research methods - bibliosemantic, epidemiological, sociological and conceptual modeling.

Results. The article considers the problem of the incidence of acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 (hereinafter - COVID-19) among the population of Ukraine and servicemen of the Armed Forces. The research shows a difference in the ratio of quantitative indicators among the servicemen who recovered - 2,247 people (79.5%) and the civilian population - 92,360 (44.0%) of Ukraine. It is noted that from the point of view of state security, COVID-19 is an example of a biological attack on the country's society and the state's readiness to protect the population.

Conclusions. According to the results of the analysis, there is a difference in the ratio of quantitative indicators among the recovered servicemen - 2,247 people (79.5%) and the civilian population - 92,360 (44.0%) of Ukraine, with the lion's share of positive PCR test results for SARS-CoV -2 is observed among the servicemen of the units stationed on the territory of the unit A 4520 (36.1%) and unit A 0972 (35.3%), which correlates with the morbidity rates of the civilian population of these regions. From the point of view of state security, COVID-19 is an example of a biological attack on the country's society and the state's readiness to protect the population. The high ability of coronaviruses to mutate and spread in human populations, mortality from complications, including pneumonia, and on the other hand - a high percentage of asymptomatic and mild disease causes controversy and tension in society, creates enormous pressure on the economy. The fight against new viral diseases requires intensive development of modern methods of laboratory diagnosis (PCR, ELISA), training of virologists, the introduction of rapid diagnostic test systems in medical institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Published
2020-10-01
How to Cite
Savytskyi, V. L., Kozhokaru, A. A., Ohorodniychuk, I. V., Ivachevska, N. S., Dobroshtan, D. I., Narozhnov, V. V., & Yakymets, V. M. (2020). Acute respiratory disease caused by coronavirus SARS-CоV-2 in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Journal of Military Medicine, 1(3), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.46847/ujmm.2020.3(1)-045
Section
Military preventive medicine

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