In Irkutsk from July 13 to 17 ticks bit 194 people, and the number of cases since the start of the season has already reached 14.5 thousand, including 4.3 thousand children. New cases of tick borne encephalitis, borreliosis and rickettsiosis were also recorded in the region, and dangerous infections were found in some ticks studied in laboratories. Rospotrebnadzor reminds about preventive measures and urges special caution in forests, at dachas and even in city parks.
In Irkutsk, from July 13 to 17, ticks bit 194 people. Over the week, 11 cases of tick-borne encephalitis were recorded (68 for the season), two cases of tick-borne borreliosis (50 for the season), and 1 case of tick-borne rickettsiosis (25 for the season). This was reported to I by the press service of the regional Rospotrebnadzor Administration."In laboratories, 87 ticks were examined over the week; one of them was infected with the tick-borne encephalitis virus, and 28 with borrelia. In total, since the beginning of the epidemic season, 14.5 thousand visits due to tick bites have been registered in the Irkutsk Region, including 4.3 thousand children. In the same period last year, 10.3 thousand visits were registered," the regional Rospotrebnadzor press service noted.
Anti-tick treatments were carried out at 924 facilities with a total area of 2.7 thousand hectares.
The Rospotrebnadzor Administration for the Irkutsk Region reminds that it is necessary to remember preventive measures against tick-borne viral encephalitis when going into the forest, to dacha plots, as well as when staying in park areas within the city limits.