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Nonspecific prevention of plague
- Epidemiological surveillance of the natural foci of the plague.
- Reducing the number of rodents, carrying out deratization and disinsection.
- Continuous monitoring of the population at risk of infection.
- Preparation of medical institutions and medical personnel for work with plague patients, conducting awareness-raising work among the population.
- Prevention of importation of the pathogen from other countries. The measures to be taken are set out in the "International Health Regulations" and the "Regulations on Sanitary Protection of the Territory".
Specific prophylaxis of plague
Vaccination from plague is a specific prevention of plague, which consists in the annual immunization with live anti-plague vaccine of persons living in or out of epizootic foci. People who come into contact with the sick plague, their belongings, the corpses of animals, carry out emergency chemoprophylaxis.
Schemes for the use of antibacterial drugs for emergency prevention of plague
|
A drug |
Mode of application |
Single dose, g |
Multiplicity of application per day |
Duration of the course, day |
|
Ciprofloxacin |
Inside |
0.5 |
2 |
5 |
|
Ofloxacin |
Inside |
0.2 |
2 |
5 |
|
Pefloxacin |
Inside |
0.4 |
2 |
5 |
|
Doxycycline |
Inside |
0.2 |
1 |
7th |
|
Rifampicin |
Inside |
0.3 |
2 |
7th |
|
Rifampicin + ampicillin |
Inside |
0.3 - 1 0 |
12 |
7th |
|
Rifampicin Ciprofloxacin |
Inside |
03-0.25 |
1 |
5 |
|
Rifampicin + pefloxacin |
Inside |
0.3 + 0.4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Gentamicin |
In / m |
0.08 |
3 |
5 |
|
Amikacin |
In / m |
0.5 |
2 |
5 |
|
Streptomycin |
In, m |
0.5 |
2 |
5 |
|
Ceftriaxone |
In / m |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Cefotaxime |
In / m |
1 |
2 |
7th |
|
Ceftazidime |
In / m |
1 |
2 |
7th |
|
Rifampicin + ofloxacin |
Inside |
0.3-0.2 |
1 |
5 |