Analysis of the current status of the protection in children from of polio

Introduction. There is a risk of an exponential increase in the incidence of polio in the world, if there is a deviation from the current plan of measures to localize endemic areas of polio and until global eradication of the virus achieved. Routine immunization against polio and widespread vaccination is the main goal of the polio control strategy. There is currently no need to strengthen planned vaccination work in Russia to consolidate the results of the polio control program, as evidenced by the data of dynamic serological monitoring. Aim: Evaluate the level of seroconversion after administration of poliovaccine and the duration of protective antibody titer maintenance in children. Materials and methods. A single-stage, single-center determination of the titer of antibodies to poliovirus types 1 and 3 was carried out using the neutralization method. There were studied 162 samples collected as part of the assignment from the Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Republic of Buryatia (1.44% of the pediatric population of the children’s polyclinic): three groups of 1–2 years, 3–4 years and 15–17 years children. The average age in the group 1 was 1.64 ± 0.48 years, group 2 — 3.48 ± 0.54 years, and group 3 — 15.38 ± 0.67 years. Medical documentation was analyzed and compared: completed preventive vaccination cards (form 063/u) and preventive vaccination sheet in the child development card (form 112/u) for a complete collection children’s vaccination history. Results. Deviations of vaccination dates from the current national calendar of preventive vaccinations noted in all age groups with a high frequency. In our analysis, 100% of children demonstrate the presence of protective antibodies to poliomyelitis types 1 and 3. The duration of preservation of neutralizing antibodies is 13.05 ± 0.94 years, with an average of 9–15 years. Conclusion. The analyzed serological monitoring of postvaccinal immunity to poliomyelitis testifies to the high efficiency of the preventive work.