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- Tick diseases
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- Tick Analysis
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- Encephalitis Vaccine
Arthropod representatives are known as carriers of dangerous diseases. In many regions of Russia, the risk of contracting an infection from tick bite very great. The Yaroslavl region was no exception. Ticks in Yaroslavl can harm the health of citizens, so you need to own the information described in this article.
Why are ticks dangerous?
Microscopic mite refers to parasitic creatures that feed on the blood of their victim. In any possible case, the bloodsucker clings with its limbs to a person or pet passing by. The danger is infected ticks that are carriers of viruses:
- tick-borne encephalitis;
- borreliosis (Lyme disease);
- granulocytic anaplasmosis;
- monocytic ehrlichiosis;
- West Nile fever.
On a note!
Virus carriers can be not only parasites, but also animals that have been bitten by a tick. There are cases when a person was infected with borreliosis through cow's milk.
The most dangerous type of tick is ixodic. It is difficult to recognize infection in a person bitten by a parasite. Incubation period The most common infections of encephalitis and borreliosis can be 3-4 weeks. Waiting for the first symptoms is undesirable. Right away upon detection of a sucking tick you need to seek help from doctors. If this is not possible, it is allowed self extraction tick using tweezers, threads, special fixture.
Endemic areas of Yaroslavl
The most dangerous virus that arthropod parasites spread is encephalitis. Areas where the risk of contracting a disease is higher than the average area of ticks is called endemic. In Russia such hazardous areas there are several dozen, these include the Yaroslavl region. Among 23 administrative centers, ticks in the Yaroslavl region are found in 18 endemic areas:
- Yaroslavl and the Yaroslavl region;
- Rostov and the Rostov region;
- Rybinsk and Rybinsk district;
- Uglichsky
- Tutaevsky;
- Nekrasovsky;
- Bolsheselsky;
- Lyubimsky;
- Gavrilov-Yamsky;
- Poshekhonsky;
- May Day;
- Nekouzsky;
- Myshkinsky;
- Breitovsky;
- Danilovsky.
On a note!
In the most dangerous Yaroslavl, Poshekhonsky and Rybinsky districts, the viral content (the presence of the encephalitis virus in parasites) in 2018 amounted to 1%. The carriers of borrelia turned out to be 21% of bloodsuckers, ehrlichia - 2.6%, anaplasmas - 0.43%. These data are inaccurate because they cover only the number of ticks caught. It is impossible to imagine an exact picture of the scale of virus infection among their carriers.
Actions after a bite
You can contact with a tick bite at any nearby clinic in Yaroslavl, where a medical professional will carefully and painlessly remove a bloodsucker. There you can also specify where to pass the tick for analysis in Yaroslavl. Such an institution is the Federal State Health Institution “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Yaroslavl Region”, located at the address: 1, Voinova Street, Yaroslavl, tel. 73-36-42. Ticks are accepted for analysis from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:30, lunch break 12:00 - 12:30. Cost of center services:
- The study of the parasite for the presence of encephalitis - 300 rubles.
- Analysis of a tick for borreliosis virus - 435 rubles.
- A comprehensive study of a tick for tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis viruses - 780 rubles.
In addition to the state institution, many private clinics and medical centers accept ticks for analysis. Invitro Laboratorylocated at the address: Yaroslavl, Lenin Avenue 20/53, conducts a comprehensive tick research for the presence of common viruses worth 3200 rubles. In the DNA clinic, which is located in Yaroslavl on Chkalova Street 20b, you can check the tick for all four types of viruses. Such an analysis costs 750 rubles.
Important!
The tick must be returned no later than 3 days after the bite. This is the maximum possible time during which you can not pull the parasite from the body of the victim.
In case of loss of the parasite or inability to submit it for analysis, it is necessary after 3-4 weeks donate blood after a bite for antibodies to tick-borne viruses. If the result of the study of the parasite or blood of the victim is positive, the person is urgently prescribed taking antibiotics and transferred to inpatient treatment in an infectious diseases hospital.
Prevention
To prevent the risk of tick-borne encephalitis infection, vaccination is being carried out in Yaroslavl. Primary vaccination represents a complex of procedures from three injections. The first vaccination is recommended to be done in winter, so that the second injection is administered after 2 months, but before the start of the tick activity period. 2 weeks after the second vaccination, the body develops immunity. After 1 year, a third injection is administered, after which the body is protected from tick-borne encephalitis by 95% for the next three years.
In the future, you should do one injection every 3 years. If the procedure is skipped, the effectiveness of the vaccine decreases and after 5 years after the last vaccination, the whole complex of procedures must be repeated.
Important!
Before vaccination, the doctor must make sure that the patient is healthy and not allergic to the components of the drug.
Vaccination in Yaroslavl is carried out in many medical centers. The cost of the service depends on the name of the vaccine and the medical institution where the reception is held. The list of services and prices of some private clinics are listed below:
- Alfa Health Center, located at: st. Sovetskaya, 78a, vaccinates Tick-E-Wack worth 1,100 rubles. An injection of purified culture concentrated vaccine costs 450 rubles. FSME Immun Junior vaccine for children from 1 year old - 1525 rubles.
- Medical Center "Constant" on Victory Street, 14 is vaccinating with Encevir at the price of 700 rubles. The cost of the service with the visit of the employee of the medical center to the office or home will be 850 rubles.
- The Diagnostic and Prevention Plus Medical Center provides Kleshch-E-Vak vaccinations for children worth 650 rubles. Encevir vaccine for adults costs the same amount.
On a note!
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination can be delivered free of charge at state district clinics. The applicant for the service must be attached to this clinic and have a medical insurance policy. The local general practitioner should give directions for vaccination, making sure that the patient is healthy and has no contraindications to the vaccine.
Every year in the city of Yaroslavl, ticks are treated for parks, city squares, playgrounds, school grounds, kindergartens, and camps. In 2019, in the spring from March to May, appropriate measures will be taken to reduce the risk of being bitten by ticks. Private individuals exercise site processing independently.
