We report the annotated genome sequence of the enterobacterial plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum strain 21A, isolated in Belarus from potato stem with blackleg symptoms.

The following study analysed online articles in German media discussing protests Ukraine 2014 and Belarussian 2020. A mixed-methods approach of combining qualitative quantitative content analyses was used to examine frames frame sources utilised the articles. There were 489 for analysis. also examined statistically significant differences between frequency by country. indicated each story coded...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The epidemiology of stroke in Belarus is unclear. Therefore, a population-based register of stroke was set up in western Belarus to determine incidence and case-fatality in a defined urban population. METHODS The Grodno Stroke Study is a prospective community-based research among 311 134 residents of the city of Grodno, Belarus. Standard definitions and multiple overlap...

BACKGROUND The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and the breakup of the former Soviet Union (FSU) in 1991 challenged the public health infrastructure in the former Soviet republic of Belarus. Because infant mortality is regarded as a sensitive measure of the overall health of a population, patterns of neonatal and postneonatal deaths were examined within the Mogilev region of Belarus between 1980 and ...

In 2002, a special study was initiated on the additional collection of total beta-activity measurements in milk, milk products, and leafy vegetables conducted in Belarus in April through June 1986 after the Chernobyl accident with subsequent analysis and assessment of the I specific activity. This study is conducted in the framework of a long-term epidemiological study of thyroid diseases among...

Background and Purpose—The epidemiology of stroke in Belarus is unclear. Therefore, a population-based register of stroke was set up in western Belarus to determine incidence and case-fatality in a defined urban population. Methods—The Grodno Stroke Study is a prospective community-based research among 311 134 residents of the city of Grodno, Belarus. Standard definitions and multiple overlappi...

CONTEXT The last decade witnessed growing differences in abortion dynamics in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine despite demographic, social, and historical similarities of these nations. This paper investigates changes in birth control practices in the three countries and searches for an explanation of the diverging trends in abortion. METHODS Official abortion and contraceptive use statistics, pr...

Background and Purpose—The epidemiology of stroke in Belarus is unclear. Therefore, a population-based register of stroke was set up in western Belarus to determine incidence and case-fatality in a defined urban population. Methods—The Grodno Stroke Study is a prospective community-based research among 311 134 residents of the city of Grodno, Belarus. Standard definitions and multiple overlappi...

Background and Purpose—The epidemiology of stroke in Belarus is unclear. Therefore, a population-based register of stroke was set up in western Belarus to determine incidence and case-fatality in a defined urban population. Methods—The Grodno Stroke Study is a prospective community-based research among 311 134 residents of the city of Grodno, Belarus. Standard definitions and multiple overlappi...