Publications
virologic and serologic investigations of west nile virus circulation in belarus. | in 1985-1994 virologic and serologic investigations were performed for the purposes of west nile (wn) virus circulation establishment on the territory of belarus. blood-sucking mosquitoes, midges, wild small mammals, birds as well as blood and cerebrospinal samples from patients with nondifferentiated fevers and from healthy individuals were under studies. four virus strains were isolated in belarus for the first time, namely: 1--from birds (48-wn tremlya); 2--from aedes mosquitoes (319 and 2438 ... | 2003 | 12884543 |
using total beta-activity measurements in milk to derive thyroid doses from chernobyl fallout. | following the chernobyl accident, more than 200 childhood thyroid cancer cases have been observed in brest oblast of belarus in territories slightly contaminated with 137cs, but with suspected relatively high 131i fallout. the most helpful measurements available that can be used to estimate thyroid doses for the population of brest oblast are the total beta-activity measurements in cow's milk performed using dp-100 device within a few weeks after the accident. the 131i concentrations in milk wer ... | 2006 | 16436522 |