Epidemic Situation in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic on Infections Controlled by Specific Prevention Means and Analysis of Population Awareness on Measles Infection

The article reflects a long-term (2009-2023) retrospective epidemiological analysis of measles incidence among the population in Osh, characterized by a periodic increase in incidence every two to three years and a decline after the adopted response measures to outbreaks, such as additional mass immunization of vulnerable groups of the population. However, the increase in measles incidence that began in 2018 continued for three years (2018-2020). Also, the increase in measles incidence, which began in the spring-summer period in 2023, despite the organization of preventive and anti-epidemic measures, continues in 2024, starting from the winter-spring period. This study revealed low vaccination coverage of children in the period from 2019 to 2023 at the level of 85.0-95.0%, which is associated with various reasons (underage, medical exemptions, parental refusal to vaccinate, population migration and unknown vaccination status, etc.).