Threat of diphtheria outbreak in Ukraine in the period of war time

Abstract

The relevance of the topic is determined by the priority and importance of preserving the health of Ukrainian population by improving the current rate of vaccinated in іdividuals against diphtheria. Diphtheria is assigned to one of the dangerous and life-threatening diseases in humans. Immunization is the only means of creating a favorable epidemic situation. Ensuring of nonsusceptibility of people to this infection prevents the incidence and spread of diphtheria in the population.