Current issues of clinical and epidemiological challenges associated with botulinum in the city of Tursunzade, Republic of Tajikistan
https://doi.org/10.52888/0514-2515-2026-369-2-72-81
Abstract
Objective: To study and analyze clinical and epidemiological features of foodborne botulism cases in the city of Tursunzade, Republic of Tajikistan, between 2020 and 2023.
Material and Methods: A retrospective analysis of medical records of patients diagnosed with botulism and admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department of Tursunzade Central Hospital was conducted. The diagnosis of botulism in all cases was based on clinical and epidemiological data and confirmed by laboratory testing.
Results: A total of 14 patients were observed. Of these, 3 were hospitalized in 2020, 7 in 2021, 3 in 2022, and 1 in 2023. Most patients were women: 12 (85.7%), while 2 (14.3%) were men. No cases were recorded among children. Among the patients, 9 (64.3%) were rural residents and 5 (35.7%) were urban residents. In all cases, infection occurred through the consumption of home-canned foods.
Conclusion: Botulism is characterized by a polymorphic clinical manifestation, which requires increased vigilance on the part of ophthalmologists, neurologists, and internists. This can be achieved by incorporating foodborne botulism as a dedicated topic into mandatory continuing medical education courses for physicians of various specialties.
About the Authors
J. E. Rakhmonov
SEI Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Department of Infectious Diseases
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Rakhmonov Jamshed Erkinovich, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
tel.: +992919643312
Dushanbe
N. M. Gulyamova
SEI Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Department of Infectious Diseases
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Gulyamova Nazira Minhojevna, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant of the Department of Infectious Diseases
Dushanbe
A. A. Boymurodov
SEI Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Department of Infectious Diseases
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Boimurodov Abdugaffor Avliyakulovich, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant of the Department of Infectious Diseases
Dushanbe
M. P. Ashurov
SI Central District Hospital of Tursunzade (Infectious Diseases Department)
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Ashurov Mahmud Pardaevich
Tursunzade
U. A. Aslonov
SI Central District Hospital of Tursunzade (Infectious Diseases Department)
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Аslonov Usmon Aslonjvich
Tursunzade
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Rakhmonov J.E., Gulyamova N.M., Boymurodov A.A., Ashurov M.P., Aslonov U.A. Current issues of clinical and epidemiological challenges associated with botulinum in the city of Tursunzade, Republic of Tajikistan. Health care of Tajikistan. 2026;(2):72-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.52888/0514-2515-2026-369-2-72-81
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