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Clinical and epidemiological features of listeriosis in Moscow
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2025-16-3439
Abstract
In recent decades, there has been a global trend towards an increase in the incidence of listeriosis. Within the framework of this study, a comprehensive
assessment of the epidemiological situation and features of the spread of listeriosis in the city of Moscow was carried out. Data from official statistical
reports were used for the analysis, as well as methods of retrospective epidemiological analysis using standard statistical tools and methods. The results
of the study showed that between 2014 and March 2025, 330 cases of listeriosis were registered in Moscow, of which 80 cases were recorded in 2024.
The incidence rate ranged from 0.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2015 to 0.74 cases per 100,000 population in 2024. Analysis of the age structure
of patients for the period from 2021 to 2024 revealed that 38% of cases are people aged 60–74 years, and 23% are patients aged 75–90 years. The
epidemiological peak in 2022 was observed among the 45–59-year-old age group, while in 2021 the largest number of cases was registered among
people aged 18–44 years. The increase in the number of confirmed cases of listeriosis is due to several factors, including improved diagnostic methods,
an increase in the number of immunosuppressive patients, food contamination with the pathogen, and the formation of antibiotic resistance. To
reduce the incidence of listeriosis, it is necessary to strengthen epidemiological surveillance, introduce modern molecular biological diagnostic
methods, optimize preventive measures and improve the regulatory framework governing epidemiological control and sanitary standards.
About the Authors
V. V. Khoreva
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Khoreva Victoria V., resident at Dept of Infectious Diseases
Moscow
N. Yu. Pshenichnaya
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education; M. F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pshenichnaya Natalya Yu., DM Sci (habil.), professor, head of Dept of Infectious Diseases; deputy director for Clinical and Analytical Work; professor at Dept of Infectious Diseases
Moscow
G. V. Gopatsa
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education; Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital No. 1
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gopatsa Galina V., PhD Med, associate professor at Dept of Infectious Diseases; senior researcher at Clinical Dept of Infectious Pathology; head of the 7th Infectious Diseases Dept
E. A. Lyapeykova
Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital No. 1
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lyapeykova Ekaterina A., head of the 10th Infectious Diseases Dept
Moscow
Yu. A. Konnova
Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital No. 2
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Konnova Yulia A., PhD Med, head of the 14th Infectious Diseases Dept
Moscow
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Khoreva V.V., Pshenichnaya N.Yu., Gopatsa G.V., Lyapeykova E.A., Konnova Yu.A. Clinical and epidemiological features of listeriosis in Moscow. Medical alphabet. 2025;(16):34-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2025-16-3439
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