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35 years later, the Israelis who witnessed the Chernobyl disaster are still experiencing health problems

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster is the largest nuclear disaster in history, and its damage can be felt and seen to this day.

A study by Ben-Gurion University reveals the long-term health effects on immigrants in Israel

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Sunday, 25 April 2021, 09:48 Updated: 10:10

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A new protective dome has been placed over the Chernobyl blast area to prevent radioactive radiation from leaking for the next hundred years (Photo: Reuters, edited by Amit Simcha)

Tomorrow (Monday) will mark the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the greatest nuclear disaster in history and probably also the most severe ecological disaster of the 20th century, causing the direct and indirect deaths of thousands, and possibly tens of thousands, of people.

Nearly 200,000 residents from the Chernobyl area and the surrounding area immigrated to Israel from 1989 onwards.

In 1990, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev established a special clinic to treat the health challenges of these immigrants and over the years collected data on their health status.

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As part of the study, these hospitalizations were monitored between 1992 and 2017.

The data collected were compared to hospitalization rates of immigrant groups from the Soviet Union and other places as well as natives of the country.

It was found that the rate of hospitalizations recorded at Soroka University Hospital of the Chernobyl immigrant group was linked to radiation exposure.

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An important statistic in the study indicated that women from low-exposure areas around the disaster site (as reported by the UN Scientific Committee on Atomic Radiation Effects) and, residents over the age of 20 at the time of the blast, were hospitalized at a higher rate in heart, hematology, cancer,

"It's unprecedented that the effects of radiation exposure are still so many years after the disaster," said lead researcher Prof. C, "said

Endocrinologist and Eye Problems, more than 30 years later.

Wally Zwickel, director of the Center for Research and Promotion of Women's Health and a faculty member in the Department of Social Work at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, surprisingly found the effects especially among women who were in areas with low radiation exposure.

30 years later and the event continues to affect the health of many.

The Chernobyl nuclear reactor today (Photo: Walla !, Roman Stefanovich)

The data indicate cardiac circulation problems that are 150 percent higher than average, cancerous tumors that are 165 percent higher for residents from high-exposure areas and 177 percent higher for residents from low-exposure areas, high endocrinological problems that stand at 133 percent, and eye problems at a high rate of 130 percent compared to the comparison group of Israelis born. However, mental health and respiratory problems were not found in higher percentages than the comparison groups, decades later.

In June 2020, another study published by Prof. Julie Zwickel and colleagues in the Journal of Clinical Medicine found that women exposed to the Chernobyl disaster had fewer children, needed fertility treatments at a higher rate and were more likely to have postpartum anemia.

"In light of our findings, medical professionals should include questions about exposure to the Chernobyl explosion among immigrants from the former USSR and be vigilant about medical examinations and morbidity in these contexts," concluded Prof. Zwickel. "These are significant data that should raise public awareness of appropriate disaster care. ".

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