Friday, March 22, 2013

Moscow warned of a possible increase in ticks

With the arrival of warm weather in forest areas can be activated Moscow mites. Risk of tick bites in the forests will continue until late fall, said the prefecture western district of the capital, in the. More than just recreation areas city, according to ITAR-TASS To date, according to experts, has ticks carrying the virus encephalitis have been noticed in the city. But the citizens and guests of the capital, intending to relax in nature, recommended "for a list of dangerous from this point of view places online Rospotrebnadzor and vaccinated," said Officer Prefecture. Prick help protect against tick-borne encephalitis. At the same time, to date there is no vaccine against Lyme disease - other dangerous diseases transmitted by ticks, said the source agency. The disease begins with redness at the site of the defeat of two to 30 days after the bite. If it is detected early, Lyme disease can be successfully treated with antibiotics, said the officials. "After the district recorded 30 cases of tick-borne Lyme disease - infection is usually in the Moscow region occur, but in the capital, there are places that carry the risk of infection - Filevsky Park, Sparrow Hills, village Rublev area in the stadium" Medic "- said in the prefecture.

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