ON THE QUESTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THALASSOGENIC INFECTIONS

The relevance of the problem is due to the growing risk of infectious thalassogenes (“thalass” – sea), the causative agents of which are found in a wide range of taxonomic groups. This is supported by a steady increase in the number of reports of recreational and professional users of seawater developing gastrointestinal, respiratory, dermatological disorders and ENT infections.Goal. Analysis of literature data on thalassogenic infections and substantiation of the importance of this problem.Materials and methods. The following methods were used in the work: analytical, information search, descriptive and generalization. To obtain data, an analysis of the scientific literature was carried out on the generalization of the results of research on thalassogenic infections.The results. As a result of the literature data analysis, the dose-dependent relationship between gastrointestinal pathologies and the quality of recreational waters, based on the level of contamination with indicator bacteria, was confirmed. The points of view of leading experts on this problem regarding the investigation of the causes of numerous outbreaks and cases related to the use of recreational waters are highlighted. The legality of the development of WHO recommendations on the quality of water suitable for recreation and sports for health protection authorities, as well as the general public, including tourism and management of beach resorts worldwide, is substantiated.Conclusions. It is recognized that it is necessary to carry out domestic epidemiological and microbiological studies of thalassogenic infections.