[On sanitary and epidemic situation in the Republic of Dagestan]. / O sanitarno-épidemiologicheskoi obstanovke v Respublike Dagestan.

The results of the analysis of sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Republic of Daghestan are presented. The tendency towards the deterioration of epidemiological situation in a number of infections is noted. This unsatisfactory sanitary and epidemiological situation is caused by the low level of the sanitary and hygienic security of the population as the consequence of failures in the accomplishment of the planned works and measures, regulated and approved by the Republican Government, due to insufficient financing.

[Epidemic security of the population of the Republic of Dagestan at the time of the operation against terrorists]. / Protivoépidemicheskoe obespechenie naseleniia v Respublike Dagestan v period antiterroristicheskoi operatsii.

The detailed description of measures aimed at ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological safety of the population of Daghestan at the period of hostilities on its territory in 1999. At the finish of the antiterrorist operation an opinion was advanced on the deterioration of the epidemic situation in infections on the territory of hostilities, as well as in the whole of the republic. Nevertheless, due to the measures taken by the sanitary and epidemiological service of the republic, its well-coordinated work and its effective cooperation with different ministries and departments complications in the epidemiological situation in the Republic of Daghestan could be avoided.

[An operative analysis of the cholera epidemic in the Republic of Dagestan using a computer database]. / Operativnyi analiz épidemii kholery v Respublike Dagestan s ispol'zovaniem komp'iuternoi bazy dannykh.

The epidemiological information on cholera epidemic in Daghestan during the period of June 6 to October 21, 1994, based on the data obtained from 2,327 patients and Vibrio carriers in 184 settlements of 27 regions, 8 towns and 1 housing estate, was collected, systematized and analyzed with the use of the data base (DB). The use of DB made it possible to carry out the surveillance of the level of and dynamics of morbidity and infections rates, to determine the territories of risk, the age and social groups of risk, the active routes and factors of transmission. DB may be used for analyzing of operative and current epidemiological information in cholera and other infections.

[The routes of the spread of cholera in the Shamil'skii Mountain District of Dagestan]. / Puti rasprostraneniia kholery v Shamil'skom gornom raione Dagestana.

The routes of the spread of cholera were analyzed in 273 patients and Vibrio carriers during the outbreak of cholera in a mountainous region of Daghestan during the period of July 18 to September 4, 1994. Cholera was found to spread mainly after funeral repasts and condolence visits accompanied by the dispensation of foodstuffs, transmission being realized through alimentary and contact routes. Under the conditions of the absence of the centralized water supply system in mountain villages and the contamination of water in open reservoirs it was found to be expedient to use, in addition to the recommended complex of antiepidemic measures, small automatic filtration units.

[The epidemiological characteristics of cholera in the Republic of Dagestan. An assessment of the epidemic-control measures]. / Epidemiologicheskie osobennosti kholery v Respublike Dagestan. Otsenka nekotorykh protivoépidemicheskikh meropriiatii.

Retrospective analysis of epidemic cholera manifestations was made in Daghestan using the data of operative epidemic analysis of the break in 1994. Unexpected prolongation of epidemic process of cholera for Daghestan, which was imported by pilgrims from Southern-Western Asia, has been shown using climate-geographical social-demographical and sanitary-hygienic peculiarities. Common laws of development of epidemic complications were demonstrated, as well as the main ways of infection transmission of great number of Daghestan settlements in epidemic process. The importance of antiepidemic means and significant role of created specialized antiepidemic groups have been emphasized in rapid carrying out of means in infection focus, including massive investigation of people in settlements.