ANOPHELOGENIC FOCI IN SOME WATER BODIES OF THE GOMEL REGION

Back in the middle of the last century, malaria was an endemic disease in Belarus. It was massive in nature and claimed the lives of a large number of people. After procedures for draining swamps on the territory of the BSSR in the 60s of the last century local malaria was eliminated. However, cases of imported malaria are registered annually in the Republic of Belarus. At the same time, several species of malaria mosquitoes live on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, which can be potential vectors of malaria invasion, acting as the main host for the protozoa. In the medical and preventive aspect, this problem is especially relevant in the Gomel region, since it belongs to the most vulnerable areas of the Republic of Belarus in terms of the frequency of cases of imported malaria.