Where to go in Izhevsk if bitten by a tick

Since the beginning of April, a large number of people who have been exposed in the capital of the Udmurt Republic every year tick bites. To protect yourself and your loved ones from severe viral infections, you need to know exactly where to pass the tick for analysis in Izhevsk and how much such a study will cost.

The epidemiological situation in Izhevsk

According to Rospotrebnadzor, only every 100th resident of the republic is vaccinated against encephalitis in Udmurtia. A tick active season It starts in April. Every year in April-May, city services annihilate ticks in Izhevsk by treating the streets with pesticides and blood-sucking parasites, which costs about 330 thousand rubles. The event is also held in parks and green recreation areas of the city.

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According to biologists, the epidemiological season of activity ticks It begins immediately after the snow melts, the peak of their activity occurs in May and early June.

In the period from May 1 to 15 in Udmurtia, a hotline was launched to inform the public about behavior in the situation, when a person was bitten by a tickwhere to go and how to get vaccinated, as well as work schedules and laboratory addresses. In Izhevsk, the telephone hotline: 8 (3412) 68-82-10, 68-36-54.

The most dangerous areas of Izhevsk

According to observations of past years, the most “dangerous” places where the number of pests is maximum is Park them. Kirov, park to them. Gorky, districts Tatarbazar, SHV, Votkinskoye highway, Lime grove, st. Rocket, pos. Varaksinova, the town of Metallurgists and city cemeteries. In such places, Izhevsk residents are most often attacked by "bloodsuckers."

In the city of Izhevsk and the suburban area, the most infected are the territories:

• horticultural tracts (58%),
• forests (25%),
• forest belts of the city (8%);
• cemetery zones (1.7%);
• city ​​parks and squares (1.2%).

Appearance of an ixodid tick

The most dangerous species of the arthropod family living in Izhevsk and the Udmurt Republic is ixodid ticks (lat.Ixodoidea). In total there are 650 species in the world, of which the most dangerous are:

• forest or taiga view;
• dog tick;
• grazing or meadow view.

Typically, the size of the female parasite is 3-4 mm and exceeds the length of the male by 2 times, and when filled with blood it increases several times and looks like a gray pea up to 10 mm in diameter. They live on the branches of shrubs, grass stalks in a forest area, near paths, where they await their victims.

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Ticks do not rise above 1.5 m from the ground.

After wintering, which takes place in the forest litter, when the air temperature reaches + 10 ° C, they come out of hibernation and go in search of food, that is, human blood and warm-blooded animals. The period of their activity falls on April-June, and then a new rise begins in September, when the larvae emerge from the eggs.

Ticks love wet and warm weather, especially lingering spring or rainy summers.

Tick-borne diseases

The danger of bites of bloodsucking parasites is that in their saliva they can to transmit pathogens of various infectious diseases:

• tick-borne encephalitisin which damage occurs to the central nervous system virus, which threatens the victim, in the absence of timely treatment, paralysis of the limbs and others severe complications; after the disease, a person acquires immunity to it;
• borreliosis (Lyme disease) - is transmitted by bacteria through the blood, causing inflammatory processes in the human body, negatively affects the work of the cardiovascular system, joints and skin; in the absence of treatment, a transition to a chronic form is possible, as well as a fatal outcome, a clear symptom of the disease is the appearance of a red spot (erythema) in the bite area; people who have Lyme disease may become infected again after a 7-year hiatus;
• monocytic ehrlichiosis - infection caused by microorganisms of the genus Ehrlichia, affects the skin, liver, central nervous system and bone marrow, where infectious granulomas form;
• granulocytic anaplasmosis is an acute febrile disease transmitted by pathogens of Anaplasma phagocytophillum, microorganisms act on neutrophils, which causes a decrease in the body's immune defense response and provokes damage to other infections and diseases;
• some types of fevers (Astrakhan, Crimean, etc.) - are manifested by the appearance of papules in a bitten place, rash, itching and severe chills, then other signs are possible: insomnia, headache, joint pain).

To identify the disease, you must check tick for the virus and pass blood test for infections.

Where to go if a tick bit in Izhevsk

If a sucking parasite is found on your body, you must:

• remove tick with help special fixture, tweezers or a strong thread, trying to keep it alive;
• put in a container (preferably a glass jar with a piece of moist cotton, which will help prevent the parasite from drying out) and close it with a lid;
• if you don’t take the tick for analysis immediately, it’s better to place the jar in the refrigerator;
• apply to the clinic for medical assistance in order to prevent the disease;
• pass the tick to the laboratory for analysis.

List of laboratories in Izhevsk where you can pass the tick for analysis:

• FBUZ "Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Udmurt Republic" 8.30-18.00, on weekends and holidays - 9.00-18.00. Izhevsk, st. Lenin, 106. Tel. +7 (3412) 63-27-88. Conducts tests for the presence of viruses: encephalitis, borrelia, ehrlichia, LZN virus and anaplasma.
• Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the UR, Izhevsk, ul. Kirova, 46. Tel. +7 (3412) 43-23-11.
• Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology for Railway Transport, Izhevsk Branch, Izhevsk, ul. Friendship, 6. Tel. +7 (3412) 49-22-80.
• Republican Center for Vaccine Prevention, Izhevsk, ul. Petrova, 6. Tel. +7 (3412) 313-314. Acceptance of ticks for analysis is paid, carried out in the laboratory of hygiene and epidemiology.
• BUZ UR “Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the UR”, emergency room. Works around the clock. Izhevsk, st. Labor, 17. Tel. 21-92-24

Free ticks are taken for analysis for veterans of the Second World War, widows of participants in the Second World War, labor heroes (if there is a certificate). For the rest, the analysis is paid:

• 90-140 rub. - it is worth getting a tick
• 280-430 rub. - analysis for encephalitis;
• 430-485 - for borreliosis;
• 490-520 rub. - for ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis

Blood tests

In addition to the results of the analysis of the tick for viruses, experts advise (even with a negative result) to donate blood from the ulnar vein, which will help to more accurately diagnose the presence of the disease. The analysis determines the presence of antibodies of the 2nd class (IgM and IgG) in the body of a bitten person. Immunoglobulins M are always the first to respond, which are able to indicate a recent infection.

Immunoassay is carried out in several stages:

• 10 days after the bite - for encephalitis and borreliosis for PCR method;
• after 14 days - for immunoglobulins M to encephalitis;
• after 2 weeks - analysis of antibodies IgM and IgG to borreliosis;
• after 3 months - analysis when a peak concentration of antibodies to borreliosis occurs.

All tests after a tick bite conducted in the above laboratory of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of UR.

Encephalitis Inoculations

In order to completely protect people from the danger of contracting such serious diseases as encephalitis and others, it is necessary to do on time tick-borne encephalitis vaccine. Doctors recommend conducting it in the fall, so that in half a year the human body develops the necessary antibodies for the virus.

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The vaccine against encephalitis is carried out in 3 stages in 3 doses with an interval of 21 days, the latest start date for injections is February. With proper vaccination, the guarantee of protection against encephalitis virus is 91-97%.

If you apply with a tick bite in the spring, then you need to undergo emergency prevention. It is done by injection immunoglobulin in the first 3 days immediately after a bite. Experts recommend that when a tick is found on its body, carefully remove it, place it in a glass container and bring it to the laboratory for research.

It is known that in addition to encephalitis, blood-sucking insects are able to carry other serious infectious diseases (borreliosis, anaplasmosis, etc.).

Vaccination against encephalitis is carried out at the Republican Center for Vaccine Prevention. St. Petrova, 8. Tel. +8 (3412) 313-314.

Vaccine prices:

Tick ​​Prevention Measures

So that the "bloodsuckers" do not become a threat to the health and life of the owners of garden plots and summer cottages, so as not to run and donate a tick for analysis, and then carry out expensive treatment, you need to take care of your plot in advance. In the city of Izhevsk, there are firms and epidemiological services that destroy ticks using special chemicals and professional equipment.

To treat the territory, they use special insecticidal agents for ticks, taking into account not only the area of ​​the site, but also weather conditions and the degree of infection. Experts recommend to process several neighboring sites at once to increase the most effective result.

The cost depends on the chemicals used, the area of ​​the site and its remoteness from the city: 800-2000 rubles may be needed to process 10 acres. Can do it yourselfby purchasing acaricidal drugs in a specialty store. It should be remembered that it should be sprayed along the fence, all grass, shrubs and areas near fruit plantations. Processing beds with vegetables or berry bushes is not recommended due to possible poisoning.

In Izhevsk, the processing of summer cottages is carried out by the following companies:

• Clean house plus - st. Rocket, 14, tel. 90-75-23,
• Prevention - st. Police, 14, tel. 78-73-18,
• Ros - ul.Krasnoarmeyskaya, 129, of. 9-1, tel. 51-04-66.

On a note!

According to statistics from 2018, more than 15 thousand people were affected by tick bites on the territory of Udmurtia (as of September 13), of which almost 3 thousand were children. Tick-borne encephalitis pathogens were detected in 327 samples, and research on borreliosis showed 3 thousand positive reactions to bacteria from 7600 ticks examined.

Experts advise that if they detect bite marks or ticks on their bodies, they should immediately seek medical help from doctors to conduct tests and prescribe the necessary medication.