Publications

[state of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal neurocirculatory system of the gerbil, rhombomys opimus, during dehydration].	big gerbils, inhabitants of desert, were found to have indices of an increased functional activity of hhns: low content of neurosecretory material all over the system, relatively large volumes of neurosecretory cell nuclei and nucleoli, hyperemia. under the condition of a seven-day dehydration, the neurosecretory material reduction in all links of hhns, enlargement of neurosecretory cell nuclei and nucleoli, intensification of hyperemia were found. with the increase in dehydration time to 23 day ...	1978	629114
epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in afghanistan. part i: zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.	from june to september 1977, a preliminary epidemiological investigation was carried out in some parts of northern afghanistan (aqcha, mazar-e-sharif and paul-e-khombri). the disease in these areas is of zoonotic type having rhombomys opimus as reservoir and p. caucasicus and p. papatasi as vectors.	1979	498385
[fertility of the flea, xenopsylla gerbilli minax, that parasitizes the great gerbil (aphaniptera)].	it has been established experimentally that the fecundity of females of xenopsylla gerbilli minax is wavy in its character from the beginning to end of their reproduction (peaks are replaced by falls). in spring and summer the egg laying proceeds on the 2nd--3rd day after the first bloodsucking of fleas and lasts to the end of their life. in autumn the first eggs develop on the 4th--6th day and do not develop at all at the end of the life. in winter months the egg production is somewhat slowed d ...	2010	492769
identification and study of a poxvirus isolated from wild rodents in turkmenia.	a new poxvirus was isolated in 1974 from the kidney of a wild big gerbil (rhombomys opimus) caught in turkmenia, where these gerbils are wide-spread. the virus resembles cowpox virus and is markedly different from the virus of infectious ectromelia, the best-known poxvirus of rodents. the new virus is apparently identical to other poxvirus isolates made from white rats and felidae in the moscow zoo. experimental inoculation of the natural hosts--big gerbils and yellow susliks (citellus fulvus)-- ...	1978	204271
studies on the epidemiology of sandfly fever in iran. ii. the prevalence of human and animal infection with five phlebotomus fever virus serotypes in isfahan province.	human and animal sera from an endemic area of sandfly fever in iran were tested by plaque reduction neutralization method against five different phlebotomus fever virus serotypes (naples, sicilian, karimabad, salehabad, and i-47). the overall prevalence of naples, sicilian, and karimabad virus antibodies among the human population was 17%, 25%, and 66%, respectively. all sera were negative against salehabad and i-47 viruses. age-specific antibody rates suggested that sicilian and karimabad virus ...	1977	192093
[chim virus, a new arbovirus isolated from ixodid and argasid ticks collected in the burrows of great gerbils on the territory of the uzbek ssr].	five strains of hitherto unknown arbovirus designated chim by the place of primary collection of ticks was isolated from ixodid and argasid ticks collected in the uzbek ssr in burrows of great gerbils. the virus has no antigenic relationships with arboviruses previously isolated from ticks, its size varies from 100 to 220 nm, it contains rna and has a lipid-containing envelope. chim virus is pathogenic only for suckling mice by the intracerebral route and exerts cytopathic effect in continuous l ...	1979	156985
[phenology of sandflies of the genus sergentomyia in the karshi steppe (phlebotominae)].	phenological observations on sand flies of the genus sergentomyia inhabiting the burrows of rhombomys opimus from the karshinskaya steppe were carried out for many years. the emergence of two mass generations of s. arpaklensis and s. grekovi was noted for the spring-summer period. in s. arpaklensis from oasis the appearance of the first individuals was noted mostly often in the ii--iii decade of may, the first peak of abundance--in the ii--iii decade of june and the second peak of abundance--ear ...	1978	149937
[experience with using carbon tetrachloride to control great gerbils and red-tailed jirds in cutaneous leishmaniasis foci of bukhara province].		2013	149893
[distribution characteristics of leishmania tropica major strains of differing virulence in natural and territorial complexes of the murgab eco-area (southeastern turkmenistan)].	in september--october of 1973 and 1974 263 specimens of rhombomys opimus were shot in the territory of the murghab stationar. the seeding of the material (a piece of tissue) from all animals into nnn medium was done. 9 strains of l. tropica major were isolated from this material the virulence of which was studied on 2.5--3 months--old golden hamsters, cricetus auratus. differences in the virulence of the isolated strains according to their natural-territorial complexes are shown. these differenc ...	1977	145568
[phenology of sandflies of the subspecies paraphlebotomus inhabiting the burrow of the great gerbil in the karshi steppe].	oberservations were conducted (1960 to 1973) on the sand flies of the subgenus paraphlebotomus inhabiting the burrows of rhombomys opimus in the karshinskaya steppe (uzbekistan). ph. mongolensis is most abundant in oasis, ph. caucasicus--in loess low-mountain areas. throughout the territory investigated ph. mongolensis has two generations per season. the emergence of imago of this species in oasis begins early in may with the first peak of abundance at the end of may--beginning of june and with ...	1977	145567
[territorial distribution of 2 sympathric species of fleas--parasites of the great gerbil in the kyzyl-kum desert].	fleas of xenopsylla gerbilli and xenopsylla hirtipes, parasites of rhombonus optimus in the kizil--kum, have a sympathric distribution. within a greater part of their common area both species vicariate in landscapes: x. hirtipes occupties more mesophilous parts while x. gerbilli is distributed in all parts where the first species is missing. the distribution of x. hirtipes depends first of all on abiotic environmental factors and that of x. gerbilli--on biotic ones, i. e. on the competition with ...	2010	141029
[long-term phenological observations on flies, inhabitants of burrows of great gerbils in the karshinskaia steppe: phenology of phlebotomus papatasi].	observations conducted over a period of 1960--1973 in the uzbek ssr have shown that ph. papatasi has two generations a year. the flight of sand flies in the oasis begins as a rule in the middle of may and lasts to the middle of september with peaks at the beginning of june and the end of july--beginning of august. shifts in the main phenological dates in the same observation site are no more than two weeks. in desert territories situated southwards from the oasis phenological dates pass ahead th ...	1976	141022
[intensity of parasitic contacts in the colonies of large gerbils under conditions of different population density of the animals and their fleas].	in the period from april to may and september to october of 1967--1973 in the mujun-kum a radioactive tracing of great gerbils was carried out. in all 225 tests were conducted. the greatest intensity of parasitic contacts between the animals was noted at their average quantity. its further rise does not result in the increase of the parasitic relations. if the number of fleas is high the parasitic contacts level even at the relatively low number of great gerbils is usually high enough for a furt ...	1976	141021
[gamasid mites of the great gerbil (rhombomys opimus) in the submontane plains of the kopetdag].		1976	131239
"karshi" virus, a new flavivirus (togaviridae) isolated from ornithodoros papillipes (birula, 1895) ticks in uzbek s.s.r.	three identical strains of an arbovirus were isolated from 475 ornithodoros papillipes ticks collected in june, 1972, in burrows of the great gerbil (rhombomys opimus licht., 1882) in the environs of beshkent, karshinsk steppe, uzbek s.s.r. the isolate was found to range among flaviviruses. complement-fixation, agar diffusion precipitation and neutralization tests is tissue culture and mice indicated a one-way antigenic relationship between the isolate and west nile virus. however, the pattern o ...	1976	130853
[epizootiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the oasal zone of tashauz province, turkmen ssr].	six species of mosquitoes were recorded from the settlements in the oasis zone of turkmenia. in all the settlements ph. papatasi was prevalent, in the burrows of foxes and great gerbils ph. papatasi was most abundant and in the burrows of midday gerbils ser. arpaklensis was most frequently encountered. epizootological investigations testify to the possible cases of cutaneous leishmaniosis within the oasis that is associated with intraoasis natural foci of zoonosal cutaneous leishmaniosis. these ...	2002	130600
[biological properties of leishmania strains isolated from sandflies of the phlebotomus caucasicus group from burrows of great gerbils in the territory between the murgab and amu-darya rivers].		1975	130534
[distribution of sandflies within burrows of great gerbils and methods for estimation of their prevalence].		2009	130533
[serological study of nontriturated fleas following preliminary cultivation of the plague microbe].	under experimental conditions there was shown a possibility of serological study of nontriturated fleas for the presence of past. pestis. hottinger's broth with gentian-violet ((0.0003%) sodium sulfite (0.03%) and a surfactant--o (see article)-7 (3%) served as the growing medium. after the nontriturated fleas were grown for 48 hours at 37 degrees c the capsular antigen was detected with the aid of the passive hemagglutination and antibody neutralization tests. detection of the capsular antigen i ...	1975	123679
[the participation of the gastrointestinal tract of desert rodents in osmoregulation].	studies have been made on the levels of na, k and water in the content of rectum and blind gut of the albino rat rattus norvegicus and gerbils rhombomys opimus, meriones tamariscinus and m. meridianus under conventional water and salt supply and during prolonged water deprivation of animals. it was shown that under conventional conditions, the content of water, na and k in the chymus of the blind gut is higher in gerbils than in rats. after 7-day dehydration in rats, the body weight decreased by ...	1979	95853
[the lice of the gerbils of tajikistan].	2606 gerbils of four species from tajikistan were examined. on them there were found over 14 thousand sucking lice of 10 species, four of which are typical to gerbils. hoplopleura merionidis ferris is a mongolian-turkestan species, which in central asia parasitizes meriones meridianus pallas and m. unguiculatus milne-edw. and in middle asia--m. meridianus and m. erythrourus gray, seldom m. tamariscinus pallas. polyplax chinensis ferris, a parasite of m. meridianus, is a mongolian-turkestan speci ...	1979	95816