
Relevance. Due to its high mortality rate and the risk of widespread spread, Ebola virus (EV) disease remains a major global health problem. Of great importance is the study of the characteristics of asymptomatic forms of the disease, which occur with high frequency in endemic regions.Aim. To retrospectively evaluate the characteristics of population immunity and some laboratory parameters in individuals who have suffered a latent form of the disease caused by the Ebola virus (EB).Materials and methods. To determine the proportion of individuals who have specific antibodies to the Ebola virus, 1079 volunteers living in the Kindia prefecture of the Republic of Guinea were examined from August 2017 to July 2018. To further assess the clinical and laboratory characteristics of seropositive cases, the study group (immune individuals, n=58) were compared according to basic epidemiological, clinical and laboratory parameters with a comparison group (healthy volunteers, n = 121).Results. The proportion of seropositive individuals from the study sample was 8.6%. Most of the individuals in the study group lived in the Kindia city setting. The largest number of seropositive cases was observed among older patients. Among immune individuals, there were higher relative values of blood lymphocytes and lower relative values of segmented neutrophils, and a statistically significant higher content of leukocytes in the urine. The values of the parameters of the biochemical blood test did not exceed the reference limits.Conclusion. The characteristics of population immunity and clinical and laboratory signs of the disease caused by the Ebola virus in individuals from a separate endemic region have been established.
disease caused by the ebola virus, etiology, pathogenesis, laboratory parameters, BD143-237, epidemiology, Epistemology. Theory of knowledge, ebola virus
disease caused by the ebola virus, etiology, pathogenesis, laboratory parameters, BD143-237, epidemiology, Epistemology. Theory of knowledge, ebola virus
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