War and biosecurity in Ukraine

Abstract

The article provides a forecast of the epidemiological situation that may await Ukraine due to the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP and shallowing of the Kakhovka Reservoir resulting in the destruction of a harmonious ecosystem: humans ↔ animals ↔ plants. Due to the destroyed medical infrastructure in the country, the population cannot receive proper medical care in the event of an outbreak of infections. It is important to focus public opinion on the tragic epidemiological situation in Ukraine. It is necessary to unite specialists from various fields to positively solve the problem and ensure the health of the nation. The pollution of water resources, the increase in the number of homeless animals, the lack of appropriate measures to prevent outbreaks of diseases — all this poses a sharp challenge to specialists who are responsible for the biological safety of the state’s population and soldiers. The article presents a concise list of infectious diseases that have already been registered in the temporarily occupied territories and can be brought with refugees and homeless animals to the territory free from the occupiers. The consequences of the stress experienced by Ukrainians during the war, which can lead to an increase in cases of fatal diseases, are also analyzed.