Tick map, Russia: list of areas dominated by encephalitic "bloodsuckers"
Every year, more than two thousand people in the country become infected with encephalitis after being bitten by ticks. But it is known that not every tick is a carrier of a dangerous disease. But there are regions where the probability of becoming infected after a parasite bite is very high. It is especially important to know the distribution of ticks in Russia if you need to go to work or on a business trip, to the area where there are many cases of bites by infected parasites. It is possible to avoid infection with encephalitis, being in the regions where encephalitis ticks are spread, if you use protective equipment or get vaccinated in advance.
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What is tick-borne viral encephalitis
But in addition to encephalitis, with a tick bite, you can become infected with other dangerous diseases:
- Q fever;
- tick-borne borreliosis;
- granulocytic anaplasmosis;
- Siberian tick-borne typhus;
- tularemia;
- babesiosis.
Peak tick season
The duration of the tick season depends on the number of warm days. In the southern regions of the country, it begins in February-March, in areas where spring comes later, April-May, and this period usually lasts until the end of June. In autumn, the activity of ticks falls on September-October.
The most favorable air temperature for ticks is +20 degrees and humidity is 55-80%, during this period there is a massive appearance of parasites.
Where are encephalitis mites found?
Ticks live in the forest zone of the European and Asian parts of the country. Carriers of encephalitis are European forest and taiga ticks. They love well-moistened places in deciduous and mixed forests, covered with dense grass.
Parasites settle on the grass, next to the paths and paths along which people and animals move. Although ticks do not have eyes, they recognize their prey by smell, cling to clothing, crawl under it and dig into the skin.
Map of the distribution of encephalitis ticks in Russia
There is a threat of encephalitis in all areas where ixodid ticks are found. In regions where the risk of contracting the disease is high, the local population is vaccinated. Data on regions, areas that are considered a zone of epidemic danger.
| Central Federal District | Tver and Yaroslavl regions. |
| Northwestern Federal District | Republic of Karelia. Leningrad region and St. Petersburg. |
| Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts | Krasnodar region. |
| Volga Federal District | Republic of Bashkortostan, Perm Territory, Kirov and Nizhny Novgorod regions. |
| Ural federal district | Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Sverdlovsk regions. |
| Siberian Federal District | Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk regions. |
| Far Eastern Federal District | Khabarovsk Territory and Primorsky Territory. |
| The most dangerous regions | Although the map of the distribution of encephalitis ticks is updated annually, Karelia, the Volga region, the Central District, the North-West region and the Far East are considered the most dangerous. |
How to protect yourself from ticks
Carrying out the treatment of the territory from ticks is a necessary measure to protect people and animals from infection with dangerous diseases that they carry.
For walks in areas where encephalitis ticks live, you need to wear closed shoes and clothes, a hat so that the ticks do not get on the skin. Check yourself every 15-20 minutes and shake off ticks if necessary. You can treat clothes with special chemical protective equipment.
Territory processing
Acaricidal treatments are carried out in open areas in places where a large number of tick bites occur. The methods of their implementation depend on the size of the territory, weather conditions and the landscape of the area.
Environmental and chemical methods are used for the work. Experienced professionals use special equipment, and do their job with skill, observing safety precautions. The duration of the treatment is 1-2 months, and in case of repeated invasion of ticks, the treatment is carried out again.
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