Infectious diseases on the Black Sea coast. In the contamination of the Black Sea with Escherichia coli found a bureaucratic trace & nbsp. “They called back from the ambulance, they said that the doctors would not come”

Situation in the Krasnodar Territory rapidly approaching an ecological catastrophe. This is massively declared by Russians vacationing there. Tourists complain that the sea is polluted with sewage and algae, they talk about overcrowded hospitals, federal media write.

In social networks and blogs, tourists talk about intestinal infection epidemics in the major resorts of the Black Sea: Anapa, Sochi, Gelendzhik and others. Hundreds of similar reports have been published about how tourists, after swimming in the sea, suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, waited for hours for an ambulance and spent most of their holidays in the hospital. Mostly parents of small children complained about the spoiled vacation.

At the same time, local authorities do not recognize the problem: official comments say that there are no mass cases of diseases. And on the Internet they began to collect signatures for a petition: the Russians are asking President Vladimir Putin to save the Russian resort from an environmental disaster.

official response Rospotrebnadzor according to September 3 as follows:

“Over the past day, 87 cases of infectious diseases have been registered on the Azov-Black Sea coast, including those with a preliminary diagnosis: AII of unspecified etiology - 56, SARS - 31 cases of the disease, the average daily recorded rates of infectious morbidity according to preliminary diagnoses do not exceed the average daily long-term levels”.

More than 3.3 million tourists rested in Sochi from January to July 2016, according to an official statement on the website of the municipality. At the same time, the beaches were loaded at 100%.

We decided to learn about the situation on the Black Sea coast from our countryman who was there for a month. Recall Pavel Gedz recently returned from . About any epidemic, according to him, there can be no question:

- The problem is that you don’t have to drag everything into your mouth: from the shelves, from stores. I myself saw how the family came to the beach with half a watermelon. They went to swim in the sea, came out of the sea and again continued to eat watermelon, while not visiting the shower. I would not be surprised that after some time this family ended up in a well-known place. In this regard, I was more careful, always rinsed, ate in places exclusively designated for this - cafes and canteens. The latter, by the way, are right on the coast, and the prices there are normal. Lunch can be taken with the first, second, compote and salad in the region of 200-300 rubles. Just like everyone else, being in the sea, now and then he caught water with his mouth, then his nose. Sometimes I even swallowed it, but no virus took root in me, or it doesn’t exist at all.

Paul advised people to wash their hands often, to watch what they eat.

— I have never bought food from the hands of itinerant traders. No churchkhella, no boiled corn, nothing! I do not advise tourists to immediately rush to local food. You come from another region. What is normal and familiar for the locals may turn out to be sad for visitors, everyone's body is different. Be healthy!

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31.08.2016 11:03

The closure of Turkey and Egypt has led to an increase in the flow of Russian tourists to the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. Wastewater treatment plants can not cope with the load. As a result, an outbreak of intestinal infection in the Krasnodar Territory. Tourists complain that the sea is polluted with sewage and algae, and talk about overcrowded hospitals. Local authorities do not recognize the problem: official comments say that there are no mass cases of diseases.

In the meantime, a collection of signatures began on the Internet for a petition in which the Russians ask President Vladimir Putin to save the Russian resort from an environmental disaster.

In the public domain, you can find hundreds of similar messages about how tourists, after swimming in the sea, suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, waited for an ambulance for hours, and spent most of their vacation in the hospital. Basically, parents of preschool children complained about the spoiled vacation.

Perhaps the most replicated in social networks is the post of Angela Alekseenko from Petrozavodsk. She is indignant that for the sake of profit, the authorities, doctors and the media are hushing up information about the epidemic on the Black Sea coast. She was vacationing in Sochi with her two-year-old son. After a trip to the sea, he had a fever, diarrhea and vomiting began. The baby, together with his mother, was taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the infectious diseases hospital, where they had to wait three hours to see a doctor in the company of other vacationers with similar problems.

“A bunch of parents, all the kids are in their arms, they are constantly vomiting, they are exhausted and cannot stand on their feet. Poor doctors, who do not have time to do anything, try to be kind, understanding. But tired as hell. And today is the fourth day in the hospital, periodically I roar, in complete shock, why is everyone silent, ”writes Angela Alekseenko.

According to Alekseenko, 60 children are admitted to the hospital every day with one diagnosis - an intestinal infection.

“It turns out that you can’t go out to the sea, it’s dirty, children get poisoned, their small, fragile body fails! And everyone is silent! Hospitals are overcrowded, people are lying in the corridors, I see this nightmare myself. Dirty, stuffy, there is no refrigerator or microwave in the whole hospital, ”the woman is indignant. The ambulance doctors told her that this situation had been happening since the beginning of summer. “Why are you silent? “Then you won’t come to us,” they answer. This is fine? All summer such nonsense, poor children are poisoned, someone vomits blood, and everyone sneezes, because money!” Alekseenko is outraged. Her post was reprinted by the media and bloggers, but later, for unknown reasons, it was removed from Facebook. Znak.com tried to contact Angela Alekseenko through the social network, but at the time of preparation of the material, she did not respond to a personal message.

Tourists faced similar problems throughout the summer in other resort towns of the Krasnodar Territory. Sverdlovsk resident Denis Stepanchenko, who was vacationing with his family in the village of Vityazevo near Anapa, told Znak.com that the family spent 10 out of 14 days of vacation in the room due to an intestinal infection that struck the children.

Locals believe that the main cause of diseases is dirty sea water, in which, at the end of summer, due to the heat, algae bloom and bacteria multiply. In addition, the old-timers point to the lack of a centralized sewage system.

More than 3.3 million tourists rested in Sochi from January to July 2016, according to an official statement on the website of the municipality. The beaches are 100% loaded. At the same time, the administration's health department refused to tell Znak.com over the phone how many people were hospitalized with intestinal infections this season. Znak.com sent an official request to the press service of the city administration, but there is no answer yet.

Official reports from the Sochi administration say that the water in the sea meets all the necessary standards. According to the press service of the city hall, citing specialists from Rospotrebnadzor, this summer the water even became cleaner by about 10% compared to 2015.

Environmentalists point to a problem with sewerage in the Krasnodar Territory. “Many times I have been on business trips to Sochi and its suburbs and with my own eyes I have seen sewage flowing into the sea. This situation is typical for Russia and for the settlements of Sochi. Sewerage and faecal water flow into the sea. Effluent ends up in local rivers that empty into the sea. Often people swim on the beaches where the runoff comes out, ”says Vitaly Bezrukov, head of the My Planet charity environmental foundation.

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“I am in complete shock: why is everyone silent?”

Black Sea resorts of Russia are captured by an intestinal infection

In the Krasnodar Territory - an outbreak of intestinal infection. Tourists complain that the sea is polluted with sewage and algae, and talk about overcrowded hospitals. Local authorities do not recognize the problem: official comments say that there are no mass cases of diseases. In the meantime, a collection of signatures began on the Internet for a petition in which the Russians ask President Vladimir Putin to save the Russian resort from an environmental disaster.

“It turns out you can’t go to the sea”

“The situation is simply catastrophic! Being with a small child in Adler for only two days and swimming in the sea, instead of rest, we got an intestinal infection and a tour to the infectious diseases hospital on Kirova 50, which turned out to be crowded with vacationers, sick children lie even in the corridors, there are not enough places! Everyone has one story: they swam in the Adler Black Sea, where sewage is poured and where E. coli is teeming! People come from all over the country and spend their holidays in the infectious diseases department. Little children and their parents lie under droppers and do not get off the pots! And this is in post-Olympic Sochi, where everything has been done for the guests of the Olympiad, but they cannot create conditions for a safe holiday for their children! With her petition, she is trying to attract the attention of President Vladimir Putin and the chief sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation, whom Yangol asks to "stop the intestinal infection in the Black Sea." So far, only 778 people have supported the petition, but the number of signatories is growing.

In the public domain, you can find hundreds of similar messages about how tourists, after swimming in the sea, suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, waited for an ambulance for hours, and spent most of their vacation in the hospital. Basically, parents of preschool children complained about the spoiled vacation.

The situation with the incidence of intestinal infection is observed on the coast for the third year in a row

Perhaps the most replicated in social networks is the post of Angela Alekseenko from Petrozavodsk. She is indignant that for the sake of profit, the authorities, doctors and the media are hushing up information about the epidemic on the Black Sea coast. She was vacationing in Sochi with her two-year-old son. After a trip to the sea, he had a fever, diarrhea and vomiting began. The baby, together with his mother, was taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the infectious diseases hospital, where they had to wait three hours to see a doctor in the company of other vacationers with similar problems.

“A bunch of parents, all the kids are in their arms, they are constantly vomiting, they are exhausted and cannot stand on their feet. Poor doctors, who do not have time to do anything, try to be kind, understanding. But tired as hell. And today is the fourth day in the hospital, periodically I roar, in complete shock, why is everyone silent, ”writes Angela Alekseenko.

“It turns out that you can’t go out to the sea, it’s dirty, children get poisoned, their small, fragile body fails! And everyone is silent! Hospitals are overcrowded, people are lying in the corridors, I see this nightmare myself. Dirt, stuffiness, there is no refrigerator or microwave in the whole hospital,” the woman is indignant. The ambulance doctors told her that this situation had been happening since the beginning of summer. “Why are you silent? “Then you won’t come to us,” they answer. This is fine? All summer such nonsense, poor children are poisoned, someone vomits blood, and everyone sneezes, because money! ”, - Alekseenko is indignant. Her post was reprinted by the media and bloggers, but later, for unknown reasons, it was removed from Facebook. the site tried to contact Angela Alekseenko through the social network, but at the time of preparation of the material, she did not respond to a personal message.

“They called back from the ambulance, they said that the doctors would not come”

Tourists faced similar problems throughout the summer in other resort towns of the Krasnodar Territory. According to the site, Denis Stepanchenko, a Sverdlovsk resident, who was vacationing with his family in the village of Vityazevo near Anapa, the family spent 10 out of 14 days of vacation in a room due to an intestinal infection that struck the children. Denis Stepanchenko with his wife and two sons (one is 7 years old, the other is 11 months old) arrived in Vityazevo on July 29th.

On the second day of rest after swimming in the sea, the youngest son began to vomit, have diarrhea, and the temperature rose to 38.5 degrees. Later, the same symptoms began in the eldest son. “At first they treated themselves, on the third day they asked the hotel to call an ambulance. Later, they called us back from the ambulance and said that the doctors would not come to us, since the child’s temperature is relatively low, and they have a lot of calls even without us, ”says the Uralian. According to him, in pharmacies there is always a queue of about twenty people.

According to Denis, during the holidays, an ambulance came to the hotel every day, where he rested with his family, two or three times. “They took small children with their mothers to the hospital. And everyone started to get sick after visiting the sea,” he says. Denis notes that after what he has experienced, he is unlikely to risk going to the Russian Black Sea coast. According to him, local residents say that the situation with the general incidence of intestinal infection has been observed on the coast for the third year in a row and always at the end of the holiday season. This is also confirmed by the posts of users in social networks.

The flight and a two-week vacation in a four-star all-inclusive hotel cost the family of Denis Stepanichenko 220 thousand rubles. The family spent another 10,000 rubles on buying medicines at local pharmacies.

A similar story happened in Gelendzhik with Ekaterina Shipitsyna, a resident of Yekaterinburg, who was vacationing at the resort with three small children, her husband and mother-in-law. “We came for four weeks, rented an apartment, cooked only ourselves, thoroughly washed all the fruits and vegetables, followed all the rules of hygiene, but nevertheless we got sick,” the mother of many children told the site. According to her, three-year-old twins fell ill first, and then a one-year-old son. Later, the adults took turns falling ill. The symptoms are the same for everyone: vomiting, weakness, diarrhea, high fever. By the end of the vacation, the children managed to get sick twice.

According to Ekaterina, local residents believe that the main cause of diseases is dirty sea water, in which, at the end of summer, due to the heat, algae bloom and bacteria multiply. In addition, the old-timers point to the lack of a centralized sewage system.

City Hall of Sochi: the cause of diseases is the carelessness of vacationers

More than 3.3 million tourists rested in Sochi from January to July 2016, according to an official statement on the website of the municipality. The beaches are 100% loaded. At the same time, the administration's health department refused to tell the site by phone how many people were hospitalized with intestinal infections this season. The site sent an official request to the press service of the city administration, but there is no answer yet.

At the same time, the city health department emphasizes that over the past six months, no cases of mass infectious diseases have been registered in Sochi. According to doctors, in most cases, the cause of illness is the carelessness of the vacationers themselves, who do not comply with elementary sanitary and epidemiological standards: for example, they buy food in street stalls and wash fruit right in the sea. Officials have even developed a memo for tourists on how to maintain good health during the holidays, however, apparently, it does not always save vacationers.

Official reports from the Sochi administration say that the water in the sea meets all the necessary standards. According to the press service of the city hall, citing specialists from Rospotrebnadzor, this summer the water even became cleaner by about 10% compared to 2015.

The city administration notes that twice a week water samples are taken in the resort. “Since the beginning of the summer period, about one and a half thousand water samples have been taken. All of them met the established standards, and the maximum allowable concentration was not exceeded,” the press service of the municipality notes.

Also, on the website of the Sochi City Hall, messages regularly appear on the improvement of local sewerage. One of them says that in 2015 in Sochi “almost 12,000 non-sewered objects were identified, at the beginning of the summer of 2016 there were 2,571 of them left.” Work in this direction continues, according to the city administration.

Ecologist: sewage and faecal water flow into the sea

Environmentalists point to a problem with sewerage in the Krasnodar Territory. “Many times I have been on business trips to Sochi and its suburbs and with my own eyes I have seen sewage flowing into the sea. This situation is typical for Russia and for the settlements of Sochi. Sewerage and faecal water flow into the sea. Effluent ends up in local rivers that empty into the sea. Often people swim on the beaches where the runoff comes out, ”says Vitaly Bezrukov, head of the My Planet charity environmental foundation.

According to him, the sanitary situation in the resort is also deteriorating due to the construction of mini-hotels in a place where there used to be only small private houses. “For example, there used to be a one-story house in which, say, four people lived, there was relatively little waste. Then a five-story mini-hotel was built on this site. Accordingly, the volume of sewage flows increases significantly, and they both merge into the sea and merge,” the ecologist explains. In addition, according to him, household chemicals (phosphorus-containing washing powders, detergents, etc.) enter the sea with these effluents, which give rise to the blooming of blue-green algae, which in turn contributes to the growth of pathogenic bacteria.

What is really happening on the coast of the Krasnodar Territory? The earth is full of rumors, and social networks are teeming with horror stories from seasoned tourists. People write willingly and colorfully about the resort nightmare that turned into a vacation.

The sea is a big toilet

“The sea has turned into a big toilet. And the local authorities do not care, one loot in the eyes. Don't be a herd, plan smarter next summer. We ourselves are from Krasnodar, we know our sea well, and this has never happened.”

“This is the situation along the entire Black Sea coast. In Georgia, all the hospitals are also full. Almost everyone has an intestinal infection, but as always, water tests are normal, just like in Russia.”
“We rested in Adler from July 19 to August 1, 2016. An epidemic broke out, but to declare a quarantine and close the resort is to lose billions of money. By the end of our "vacation" on the beach, a warning was finally sounded that there was an intestinal infection, along with stupid advice: do not wash fruits in sea water, wash your hands, etc. We are convinced that the cause of what happened is the discharge of sewage into the sea. We swam a lot and several times felt a strong unpleasant smell from the water, and not only us. But some want to put all the blame on vacationers: they are sluts, they eat whatever they want, they use the plumbing improperly, they don’t take care of children, etc. Such is the approach to the business of the local administration and the restaurateurs, hoteliers, and medical officials who sing along with it out of self-interest. For them, the citizens of our country are not brothers, not dear guests, but sheep that only need to be milked and sheared.”
Reach out to the President
Especially desperate ones went even further, straight to the Kremlin. Larisa Yangol from Norilsk urged the head of state to take the maritime situation under personal control from its sanitary point of view. In her appeal, also addressed to the chief sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation Onishchenko, this situation is characterized as catastrophic. Larisa wrote that instead of sunbeds under palm trees, kids and adults lie under hospital droppers and literally “do not get off the pots”! “And this is in post-Olympic Sochi, where they did everything for the guests of the Olympics, but they cannot create conditions for a safe holiday for their children,” Larisa poured out a cry from her heart in her petition to the president. The letter had many supporters.
Do not violate the hygiene regime at every step
And yet, it is better not to neglect the advice about washing your hands. And don't drink sea water. Although, alas, no one is engaged in wide propaganda of these seemingly simple but effective rules on the coast. Let's take a look at the website of the Ministry of Health of the Krasnodar Territory. The press service of the department cheerfully reports on the work of the oncology patrol and unique operations, but the vaccination campaign has become a real information hit in recent months. For ten days (from August 24 to September 3) - six publications on the prevention of influenza, and none on the prevention of intestinal infections and the rules of behavior on the beach. Why, for ten days, since the beginning of the season there has not been a single note, not counting the opus about the risk of getting heat and sunstroke.
As for the department, which, on duty, accumulates information about the state of sea water - the regional Rospotrebnadzor, it called the situation in terms of the incidence of acute intestinal infections on the Azov-Black Sea coast stable. Moreover, according to the agency, the incidence rate this year has decreased by 10% compared to the previous period. At the same time, it is noted that among the sick, the share of those who arrived on vacation is up to 70%. That is, the local infection almost does not take. And water… “The proportion of samples that do not meet hygienic standards does not exceed the long-term average and is 0.8%,” the report says. The owner of a mini-hotel in Adler, Victoria Gorbushina, is also sure that nothing extraordinary is happening this year. Everything is as usual, she shared her impressions with the Kavkaz Post correspondent. In the second half of July and August, when the water warms up most intensively, someone always needs absorbents. Therefore, the mistress keeps them in sufficient quantities. That's last year, then yes. The flood that covered Sochi on June 25 brought a lot of sewage into the sea, rainwater was a one and a half meter wave. The presence of pathogenic bacteria was then confirmed by laboratory tests, the beaches were closed. So, it turns out that the health of vacationers is in their own hands.

Over the past few years, in the media, you can find unflattering reviews from people vacationing on the Black Sea. The reason for such conversations is the incidence of intestinal infections among tourists. Is it really? It is possible that this information is false and is being disseminated in order to reduce the number of vacationers on the coast. Otherwise, it is dangerous to spend holidays in the famous resorts of the Black Sea. How the situation is in reality, journalists and tourists who have been poisoned are trying to find out.

The incidence of intestinal infections in the Black Sea

Information about what is found in many vacationers appeared in 2012. Since then, this rumor has been spreading more and more every year. The presence of foci of infection in this area is indeed a big problem not only for vacationing tourists, but also threatens the health of local residents and affects the profits of owners of resort areas.

Everyone knows that the Black Sea has always been considered a great place to relax. The favorable climate and various amenities for tourists attract not only residents of Russia and Ukraine, but also people from other countries. In addition to recreation areas, there are many resorts and sanatoriums on the Black Sea coast. They are intended for people with chronic diseases. Therefore, the outbreak on the Black Sea coast is a large-scale problem. Nevertheless, it cannot remain unresolved, because not only resort owners, but also state authorities are interested in this.

Information about outbreaks of infections in the Black Sea: truth or myth?

The fact that an intestinal infection has appeared on the Black Sea coast is evidenced by a lot of people's reviews. Mostly complaining tourists who returned after a holiday and were dissatisfied with this situation. Some of them even conducted their own investigation and collected information from the head of the infectious disease hospital and local authorities. However, people did not receive a reliable answer. Complaints about infection with infectious pathologies scare others who want to relax on the Black Sea. This has a significant impact on the economy of the country.

Despite cases of infection, there is no official confirmation of such information. Doctors say that infectious diseases are normal for the summer period. Especially if you take into account the number of fruits and vegetables sold at the resorts. In addition, many come to the hospital with ordinary poisoning. No one is insured against such cases, regardless of where a person is: on vacation or at home.

Despite this, people planning a vacation often ask themselves the question: where on the Black Sea coast is there no intestinal infection? Indeed, this topic is quite relevant. Especially if the infectious lesion of the intestine is associated with bacteria found in sea water. There is no confirmation of such information at the moment. But, if this turns out to be true, the owners of recreation areas will suffer big losses, and swimming in the sea will become dangerous for health.

What infections are found on vacation?

Intestinal infection on the Black Sea coast can be different. Especially if the cause of its development is not related to water contamination. The most common intestinal pathologies encountered on vacation in this region are diseases, the pathogens of which live in the sea. At the same time, people can become infected both while swimming and eating fish from this reservoir. There are the following types of infectious diseases:

All these diseases are acute pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, when eating sea fish, you can get a specific infection - opisthorchiasis. This disease adversely affects the cells of the liver and bile ducts.

Reasons for the development of intestinal infections during rest

Despite the fact that intestinal infection occurs on the Black Sea coast, its cause is not always in poor water quality. After all, the causative agents of pathologies can be anywhere. As the doctor of the infectious diseases hospital, located in one of the resort towns of the Black Sea, explains, most often patients come to the clinic with banal food poisoning. In this case, it is impossible to talk about the contamination of sea water. breed in vegetables and fruits, eggs, meat of poor quality. Transmission and spread of infection from sick people to healthy tourists is also possible. It is known that intestinal pathologies are highly contagious lesions.

Intestinal infection on the Black Sea coast: symptoms of pathology

Signs of an infection acquired on the Black Sea coast may be different. It depends on the pathogen. However, all intestinal infections have similar symptoms. The main ailments that you can pick up include enterocolitis, dyspepsia and intoxication. People who have been infected experience the following symptoms:

• Nausea and vomiting.
• Headache.
• General weakness and fever.
• Pain in the abdomen, localized in the lower and middle sections.
• Diarrhea.
• The appearance of impurities in the feces. With some infections, there is a discharge of blood, pus.

Specific signs of dysentery is pain in the left iliac region. Tenesmus is also observed - a false urge to defecate. With salmonellosis, the feces become green, reminiscent of “frog spawn”.

Diagnosis of infectious diseases of the intestine

Diagnostic criteria include diarrhea (bowel emptying more than 10 times a day), fever, abdominal pain. It is important to distinguish diseases among themselves. After all, the choice of treatment depends on the causative agent of the pathology. To this end, pay attention to the change in feces (its appearance), localization and nature of pain. To identify the pathogen, biological fluids and excrement are sent for laboratory testing.

Intestinal infection on the Black Sea coast: treatment of pathology

Such pathologies cause such dangerous disorders as loss of fluid from the body (with vomit, feces), changes in water-salt metabolism. This is the danger of an intestinal infection on the Black Sea coast. How to treat such a disease? Therapy should be aimed at combating the pathogen and correcting violations. The choice of drugs depends on the etiology of the infection. In some cases, treatment is carried out with the drug "Penicillin", "Metronidazole", "Ceftriaxone". To replenish the volume of fluid, it is recommended to take Regidron. In case of severe violations, an intravenous infusion of saline is performed, and the electrolyte balance is corrected.

To avoid infection, it is recommended to postpone the vacation on the Black Sea for 1 month. That is, to come to the resort before the opening of the season. People who relax at sea in May or early June do not complain about the development of infectious diseases. Unlike the tourists who came in July and August. It is also recommended not to take infants with you. Refrain from climate change should be people who have problems with the immune system, suffering from acute illnesses.

Prevention of intestinal infections in the Black Sea

Before going to the resort, you should consult with your family doctor. Doctors also need to be warned that, judging by the reviews of tourists, an intestinal infection may develop on the Black Sea coast. Prevention for those who decide to go on vacation is to perform the following activities. First, you must follow the rules of hygiene. It should be remembered that you can not swim in the presence of damage to the skin, during menstruation. Secondly, fruits and vegetables should be thoroughly washed. In the presence of small children, products should be poured over with boiling water. Thirdly, you need to clean and wash the fish well, give it a thorough heat treatment. Drinking bottled water is recommended.