Since the start of the epidemic season, 3451 people in Irkutsk Region sought medical care after tick bites, more than in the same period last year. In a week, 460 ticks were tested, some had tick borne encephalitis virus and borrelia, and anti tick treatments have begun in 19 areas. Rospotrebnadzor urges residents to be especially careful in forests, at dachas, and even in city parks.
Since the beginning of the epidemic season, 3,451 people bitten by ticks have sought medical care at healthcare institutions in the Irkutsk Region, compared with 3,270 over the same period in 2012.During the week, 460 ticks were examined (1,715 for the season), of which 8 were infected with tick-borne encephalitis virus and 68 with borrelia.
Anti-tick treatments have begun in 19 administrative areas of the region. A total of 388 sites with a combined area of 956 hectares have been treated.
The Rospotrebnadzor Administration for the Irkutsk Region draws the attention of the region’s residents to the need to be especially careful when going into the forest, to dacha plots, as well as when staying in park areas within the city limits.
Based on materials from the press service of the Rospotrebnadzor Administration for the Irkutsk Region