12 cases of anthrax diseases registered in Kazakhstan in 2019
However, a year earlier, there were only two such cases in the country, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to Finprom.kz.
According to the information of the Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan, the largest spread among registered infectious diseases in January – December 2019 arose: upper respiration tract infection - 539.2 thousand cases, functional diarrhea - 12.3 thousand, respiratory tuberculosis - 8.4 thousand, chickenpox - 41.8 thousand, flu - 2.2 thousand, scabies - 669, measles - 576, whooping cough - 147. In 2019, 12 cases of anthrax were registered (in 2018, 2 cases).
The greatest spread of registered diseases by regions:
• in Kyzylorda region - functional diarrhea (4450 cases);
• in Nur-Sultan - influenza (232 cases) and intestinal infections (1189 cases);
• in Almaty region - tuberculosis of the respiratory system (889 cases) and syphilis (412 cases);
• in East Kazakhstan region - rotavirus enteritis (187 cases);
• in Mangistau region - pediculosis (243 cases).
The largest volume of health services provided is observed in the city of Almaty: 68.6 billion tenge (+ 3.1% per year). The top three regions included Nur-Sultan (62.8 billion tenge) and Karaganda region (29.1 billion tenge). In East Kazakhstan and Almaty regions, the volume of services amounted to 25 billion and 24.7 billion tenge, respectively.
