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Ukraine: ProMED Russian report of cover-up of suspected pertussis outbreak in a kindergarten in Simferopol

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Published Date: 2012-05-14 08:03:59
Subject: Pertussis (flash in preschool children - a suspicion) - Ukraine (Simferopol)
Archive Number: 20120514.142668


Whooping cough (flash in preschool children - a suspicion) - Ukraine (Simferopol)
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Date: May 14, 2012
From: ProMED-mail correspondent. BM
Source: nr2.ru, May 11, 2012 [edited]
http://www.nr2.ru/crimea/386192.html

Simferopol doctors ignore an outbreak of whooping cough
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Nearly three dozen children from kindergarten № 9 Simferopol was simultaneously diagnosed with "tracheitis". For this record in the medical cards, according to parents of preschool children, doctors and educators are trying to hide an outbreak of whooping cough.

According to "The Crimean Telegraph", the parents believe that their child care raging epidemic, since the diagnosis of "tracheitis" physicians prescribe antibiotics for children to be taken in the presence of pertussis bacilli in the body.

"Physicians, of course, know better what kind of disease. But when the children after coughing bouts of vomiting, a symptom of pertussis. As well as the loss of breathing, which occurred with a girl right in the kindergarten. A doctor prescribes a culture, not even explaining how to properly take. All it seems that doctors are trying to silence the surge of the disease "- is the general opinion of parents resident in the area of ​​the capital S. Vilhena.

According to the publication, to be tested for the presence of pertussis bacilli need an empty stomach and did not even brush your teeth, because any deviation from the rules of delivery of crops leads to the fact that the stick will not be detected, and, therefore, will not be diagnosed "whooping" in more than three dozen young patients.

According to neighborhood residents, employees clinics guess the real diagnosis of the majority of young patients and prescribe appropriate treatment, but in a hospital card write a completely different information. How to involve parents, this is done in agreement with the administration of most of the kindergarten, in which there were a majority of the children.

"Each laboratory-confirmed case of pertussis - is an emergency, a special commission report in the sanitary and epidemiological stations, junk draw conclusions, and so forth," - says the publication.

Deputy Chief Physician third city of Simferopol outpatient association Shitova Tamara explained that there was no burst of infectious diseases has recently been observed, and the outbreak of obstructive lung disease - is nothing but an aggravation of allergic reactions to plant spring flowering.

[Comment Cor VM. In Simferopol expected outbreak of whooping cough in a child care institution. Meanwhile, laboratory studies to verify this diagnosis is not performed, the doctors explain everything from allergies to pollen. Almost all the children attending kindergarten must be vaccinated against whooping cough. However, in a total deficit of vaccine procurement Ukrainian MOZom in the 2010-2011 year, this year could easily worsen the percentage of children immunized against whooping cough by age, which led to this outbreak in a kindergarten. . - Corr. VM]
 
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