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Infectious and Parasitic Diseases News, Region Ru New Agency,
Fri 11 Jun 2004
http://www.infectology.spb.ru/news/news ... e=06/11/04

Russia: High Level of Tick Exposure in Tyrmenskaya
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In the Tyrmenskaya oblast of Russia (Siberian plain) a total of 5083
people have sought treatment for tick bites. So far 128 people have been
admitted to hospital suffering from tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease,
29 of whom are children. During the past week 41 people were admitted to
hospital: 8 are confirmed with tick-borne encephalitis and 21 people
were confirmed with tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease).

According to A. Ogurzov, Director of the Sate Epidemiological
Surveillance Centre, people are submitting ticks for testing, and it has been
established that 7 percent of ticks are carriers of tick-borne
encephalitis virus and 3-4 percent are carriers of Lyme disease. In comparison
with the same period in the years 2002 and 2003, these figures are 20 percent
lower.

Control of tick infestation is in progress. This year all hospitals
in the south of Tyumenskaya oblast have been provided with adequate supplies
of immunoglobulin, and up to 85 percent of the population have received
vaccine.