Due to the warm weather activity of ticks in the Omsk region has exceeded all previous years. From the regional budget allocated for the purchase of an additional vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis.
The press service of Rospotrebnadzor led morbidity data tick-borne encephalitis . On October 10, 2011 from tick bites in the Omsk region affected 7577 people, of whom 1,828 are children. Fifteen districts of the region marked by abnormal for this time of year the activity of ticks: to become a victim of the bite, as it turned out, not only on the nature of the country - the insects bite the inhabitants, even in urban environments.
Tick borne encephalitis It belongs to the category of natural focal viral infection. Insect bites a person has a fever, the body is subjected to intoxication, and then comes the defeat of the brain and spinal cord. If a person does not have time to care, the disease can lead to serious psychiatric and neurological complications. In special cases, it can not be excluded and death.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, only in the past week in the Omsk region has suffered from tick bites 94 people - compared to the previous year the number of victims has increased several times. 62 people have laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis. With tick-borne Lyme disease hospitalized 34 people. In addition, 16 injured medics revealed granulocytic anaplasmosis. Abnormal activity of ticks experts associated with the warm weather, which creates favorable conditions for the life of insects.
From the regional budget for the autumn immunization of children and adolescents allocated additional funds for the purchase of 11,700 doses of vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis. However, the doctors once again recommend residents of the area not to neglect the personal protective equipment when leaving the countryside. Although one of the best remedies against the disease encephalitis is still the vaccine, which should be done in the fall and spring.
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