[Epidemiologic situation of brucellosis in the regions of the Republic of Dagestan affected by the flood of 2002]. / Epidemiologicheskaia situatsiia po brutsellezu v raionakh Respubliki Dagestan, postradavshikh ot pavodkov v 2002 g.

The Republic of Daghestan is at present one of the most unsafe territories in the Russian Federation with respect to brucellosis morbidity among humans. The figures of human morbidity in brucellosis grew from 3.4 per 100,000 of the population in 1999 to 10.5 per 100,000 of the population in 2002, thus exceeding the figures for the whole of Russia 15- to 20-fold. The analysis of human morbidity in the Kizlyar region (where the interregional regrouping of the cattle was made) after the natural calamity, as well a in other regions where live-stock was evacuated, indicated that by the end of 2002 an essential deterioration of the epidemiological situation took place in these regions. In view of grave epizootological situation and the absence of epidemiological safety in brucellosis in the Republic of Daghestan the sanitary, epidemiological and veterinary services should, together with other priority tasks in their work aimed at the liquidation of the emergency situation, pay greater attention to measures for the prevention of the spread of brucellosis.

[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.

[Outbreak of tularemia in the Republic of Dagestan]. / Vspyshka tuliaremii v Respublike Dagestan.

In Daghestan in the focus of the flood-plain swamp type 64 persons fell ill with tularemia in 1999. During the epizootological survey 8 Francisella tularensis strains were isolated from vectors and carriers and in 7 samples taken from open water reservoirs, as well as in 1 sample obtained from Ixodes ticks, tularemia antigen was detected. Humans were infected mainly by the transmissive route, as found in 71.8% of patients. 28% of patients were infected through contacts. The disease took mainly a mild course, registered in 95.6% of patients. The disease affected those persons who had not been immunized against tularemia.