Ticks in the Tula region

The Office of Rospotrebnadzor warns that ticks in the Tula region in 2019 will be activated in March. Initially, bites are fixed in squares, in cemeteries, by the end of May gardeners, gardeners, outdoor enthusiasts suffer from parasite attacks. Encephalitis Tick in the Tula region, Tula is not, but there are cases of infection with borreliosis. There are no vaccinations from this disease.

Ticks in the areas of the Tula region

The first parasites appear in March, as soon as the air temperature rises to +15 degrees Celsius. Natural habitat are forests, fields, pastures. As well as parks, squares, courtyards, country houses. They live in tall grass, lower branches of shrubs, and develop in rotten foliage. Mass breeding observed in May-June, September-October. In summer, the number of parasites decreases.

There are no particularly dangerous areas in the Tula region. Ticks are ubiquitous. Cases of bites in Tula are recorded.

On a note!

At tick examinationtaken from the human body after a bite of a virus tick-borne encephalitis not detected, borrelia infection is 40%. Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine can not do for prevention Lyme disease vaccine does not exist. In order to protect yourself from infection, you must follow the caution, use repellents.

What to do after a bite

Externally, it is impossible to determine whether an infectious parasite or not. Bacteria are detected in the blood after at least 14 days. The infection enters the human body through biteBorrelia are in saliva. The longer the tick is on the body, the higher the chance of infection.

On a note!

After the detection of the parasite, it must be removed. It is not so easy to do this on your own, since the head is under the skin, tears off when improperly performed, which increases the risk of infection with borreliosis. Experts recommend seeking help at emergency rooms, sanitary inspection rooms of clinics.

Addresses:

• City Hospital № 11 Emergency room - Tula, ul. Chaplygin, 13.
• Medical center Consultant - Tula, ul. Comintern, 20.
• Hospital ambulance them. D. Ya. Vanykina, admission department of traumatology - Tula, ul. May Day, 13k 11.
• City Clinical Emergency Hospital named after D.Ya. Vanykina - Tula, st. May Day, 13.

At self parasite extraction use tweezers special fixturethread. Pull in a circular motion. They are placed in a jar, on the bottom of which a wet fleece is placed. A tick must be taken for analysis within 2 days. On issues of tick-borne infection prevention, a consultation is provided by phone: 37-07-06. You can also contact with a tick bite to an infectious disease specialist, a therapist.

Where to examine the parasite

Every year, the Rospotrebnadzor of the Tula region places information on the official website where to pass the tick for analysis in Tula.

• Federal State Health Institution “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Tula Region” (114 Oboronnaya St., phone: 37-39-56).
• LLC Tula Diagnostic Laboratory, ul. Moscow, 17, phone: 21-23-69.
• INVITRO Laboratory: Tula city, Lenin ave., 91-a, tel .: (4872) 333-098, toll-free telephone number that can be called from any city on 8-800-200-363-0.

The procedure in the Tula region is paid.The average is 450 rubles. The price category in the center of Invitro is as follows:

• IgG class antibodies - 460 rubles;
• IgM antibodies - 590 rubles;
• Laboratory examination of a tick to detect RNA / DNA of infectious agents ixodid ticks: tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis (Lyme disease), anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis - 3200 rub.

Important!

The analysis is done within a day. The result can be obtained by talking with a specialist, by phone, via e-mail. If the answer is yes, you should consult a doctor about further actions. For emergency prevention of borreliosis prescribed antibiotics. 14 days after the bite, it is recommended to pass blood test for the detection of borrelia.

Where to get a blood test for Lyme disease in the Tula region

In Tula, the services are provided by the Invitro Center. The material is taken from a vein, preliminary preparation is not required. Recording is preliminary. You can sign up by phone or by filling out the form on the clinic's official website.

• IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi - 550 rubles;
• IgM antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi - 550 p.;
• Borrelia, IgM class antibodies by Western blot method - 1390 r .;
• Borreliosis, DNA determination (Borrelia burgdorferi, DNA) in the cerebrospinal fluid - 440 r .;
• Borreliosis, determination of DNA (Borrelia burgdorferi, DNA) in synovial fluid - 440 p.

The result is prepared 1-2 days. The results are notified by phone, sent by e-mail. If the answer is yes, the clinic specialists prescribe treatment or refer to the doctors of the city clinic with the analysis data.

Important!

If the tick has not been analyzed for borreliosis, with the first symptoms of Lyme disease, you need to seek help from specialists. This can be a large spot at the site of the bite, a sudden increase in body temperature, muscle aches, nausea, photophobia, etc.

Preventive measures in the Tula region

To prevent tick bites, wear protective clothing, use anti-mite agents, inspect while in nature, every 2 hours. Upon returning home, throw things in the wash, take a shower, make a checkup.

The city authorities annually treat areas of mass recreation with insecticides. Their actions last for 30-60 days. To combat the source of infection, deratization is carried out - extermination of rats and mice. Compared with the previous year, the number of cases of infection with borreliosis has decreased.

In private estates territory treatment carried out at their own expense. Pest control is carried out independently or they use the services of specialists - state sanitation, private firms. The address of one of the services is 300041, Tula, ul. Turgenevskaya, d. 50, office 705, tel. 8 800 550 89 94, zakaz@profhimservice.com 8 800 550 89 94. Cost tick destruction makes a reservation individually.