Evaluation of health risk in industrial workers.

The article presents results of evaluating chronic intoxication risks, acute toxic effects risk, carcinogenic risk and risk of occupational diseases due to dust. Findings are that the highest risk levels for chronic intoxication and carciongenic risk are seen in coal open cast miners. The most dangerous occupation is diesel locomotive operator.

[Rotaviruses in younger children in Novosibirsk in 2005-2007: detection and genotyping].

Examination of 1898 patients with acute enteric infection from March 2005 to February 2007 showed that group A rotaviruses were the most frequent cause (35%) of acute gastroenteritis among children under 3 years of age. Majority of cases of rotavirus infection was detected in infants under 1 year of age (71.8%).