[The prevention of influenza among the troops]

Peculiarities of modern influenza and other acute respiratory diseases in the units make medical service to execute epidemiologic supervision of these infections, especially in relation of newly formed collectives and troop contingency during there moving to other regions of the country. The medical service should apply agents of specific prophylaxis of influenza in groups of increased risk during threat of occurrence of an epidemic of influenza. It is necessary to contain a sufficient reserve of influenza vaccines for this purpose. At occurrence of pandemic strain of virus of influenza tactics and measures of prophylaxis should be revised with account of new epidemiologic situation.