Features of Influenza Season 2016 in Children

In 47 children with influenza A/H1N1 pd California 2009, who were hospitalized in the clinic of the department of pediatric infectious diseases of the National medical university named after O.O. Bohomolets — Kyiv municipal children’s clinical hospital of infectious diseases in January-February 2016, we have found no features of the clinical picture, characteristic of this influenza strain in this season. In most pediatric patients, the disease occurs in moderate form. Among the complications of influenza in children, more common are pneumonia and encephalitis reaction in the form of seizures. Underlying diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous systems and atopic dermatitis are adverse prognostic signs of the course of influenza A/H1N1 pd California in children 2009 in season 2016

Status of child population health — the future of the country (part 1)

The article of the team of scientists of pediatricians and organizers of pediatric health care of Ukraine is devoted to the study of the main trends in the health status of children over last 22 years. The results of the analysis of the incidence and prevalence of diseases among Ukrainian child population, infant mortality rates over the past two decades demonstrates that they remain significantly higher than the average European indicators against the background of a progressive decrease in the number of child population at 3,16 million people. The prevalence of childhood diseases in Ukraine over past 22 years has grown by 41 %, the incidence of childhood diseases arose by 36 %. The article considers the ways of solving a number of new social and medico-ecological problems that negatively affect child health