Burial duration, depth and air pocket explain avalanche survival patterns in Austria and Switzerland.

Aim: To calculate the first Austrian avalanche survival curve and update a Swiss survival curve to explore survival patterns in the Alps.

Methods: Avalanche accidents occurring between 2005/06 and 2012/13 in Austria and Switzerland were collected. Completely buried victims (i.

IgM antibodies to cytomegalovirus during pregnancy.

IgM antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) could be detected in about 7 per cent of 629 pregnant women whereas in 225 nonpregnant control women of similar age distribution only 2.6 per cent showed CMV IgM antibodies. Intrauterine CMV infections were almost exclusively detected among the CMV IgM positive gravides.