The Battle of Stalingrad. Fighting Epidemics (On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War)
https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2025-3-190-195
Abstract
The Battle of Stalingrad was the greatest battle of the Great Patriotic War, which halted the offensive movement of German troops across our land. The victory at Stalingrad was a heroic achievement not only of the Soviet armies and fronts, outstanding commanders-in-chief, commanders and ordinary soldiers who fought for the Motherland, but also of military and civilian doctors who did not spare themselves to save the lives of wounded soldiers. A huge contribution to the protection of soldiers and townspeople of Stalingrad was made by workers of the sanitary and epidemiological service. In a totally destroyed city, which lacked basic sanitary conditions, they tirelessly fought against infectious diseases that posed a threat to the army and the civilian population. The article is dedicated to the memory of our colleagues of past years, whose selfless work made it possible to prevent the mass spread of dangerous infectious diseases, including cholera, tularemia, and typhus, during the brutal battles near Stalingrad.
About the Authors
L. K. Merinova
Volgograd Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
7, Golubinskaya St., Volgograd, 400066
N. V. Abros’kina
Rospotrebnadzor Administration in the Volgograd Region
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
50b, Lenin Avenue, Volgograd, 400005
A. V. Toporkov
Volgograd Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
7, Golubinskaya St., Volgograd, 400066
I. I. Korsakova
Volgograd Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
7, Golubinskaya St., Volgograd, 400066
O. A. Merinova
Volgograd Research Anti-Plague Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
7, Golubinskaya St., Volgograd, 400066
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Merinova L.K., Abros’kina N.V., Toporkov A.V., Korsakova I.I., Merinova O.A. The Battle of Stalingrad. Fighting Epidemics (On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War). Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections. 2025;(3):190-195. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2025-3-190-195
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