Ticks have started to actively bite residents of Sverdlovsk.
In the Sverdlovsk region, 14 cases of tick bites have been registered since the beginning of the season, reported the regional office of Rospotrebnadzor. This is 1.2 times lower than last year's figures and the average long-term level.
Cases have been recorded in Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil, Sloboda-Turinsky District, and Tavda.
Since the beginning of the year, about 15 thousand people have been vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis, and another 38 thousand have received revaccination. Vaccinations are recommended for all residents and guests of endemic areas.
The region also plans to carry out acaricide treatment over an area of more than 11.6 thousand hectares. The work will begin after sanitary cleaning and deratization of the territories.
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Ticks have started to actively bite residents of Sverdlovsk.
In the Sverdlovsk region, 14 cases of tick bites have been registered since the beginning of the season, reported the regional office of Rospotrebnadzor. This is 1.2 times lower than last year's figures and the average long-term level.
