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Epidemic outbreak of cholera in Saratov in 1942: chronicle of elimination and the health care system features
- Authors: Generalov S.V.1, Abramova E.G.1
- Affiliations:
- Federal State Scientific Institution «Russian Anti-Plague Research Institute «Microbe» of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
- Issue: No 1 (2025)
- Section: Articles
- URL: http://bulleten-nriph.ru/journal/article/view/2693
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.69541/NRIPH.2025.01.022
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Abstract
The object of this study was the outbreak of cholera that occurred in the Saratov region in August-September 1942. The article
describes the social and epidemiological situation that had developed in Saratov by 1942. The development and course of the epidemic
outbreak of cholera are considered, the scope and nature of the measures taken to prevent and eliminate it are shown. The contribution
of the teams of medical, scientific and educational healthcare institutions of the city of Saratov to the fight against the epidemic and the
nature of work in wartime conditions was noted. The article is dedicated to the feat of medical workers of the rear in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
About the authors
Sergey V. Generalov
Federal State Scientific Institution «Russian Anti-Plague Research Institute «Microbe» of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
Author for correspondence.
Email: svgeneraloff@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1461-5383
Russian Federation, Saratov, Russian Federation
Elena G. Abramova
Federal State Scientific Institution «Russian Anti-Plague Research Institute «Microbe» of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
Email: svgeneraloff@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8798-1547
Russian Federation, Saratov, Russian Federation
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