269 Ulyanovsk residents visited doctors after tick bites

In the Ulyanovsk region, tick activity remains. From 17 to 23 September, 269 people applied to medical institutions of the region after suction of ticks. Among the victims were 35 children.

Most of the appeals are registered in Ulyanovsk. In the regional center, 196 residents, including 27 children, needed medical care.

Among the regions of the region, the most appeals for the week were recorded in the Ulyanovsk district, where 12 people were injured, and in the Barysh district, where 11 residents came to the doctors. Eight cases have been reported in Veshkaim district. Six appeals were received from the Bazarnosyzgan and Inzen districts, the same number was recorded in Novoulyanovsk.

Sulphur prophylaxis after suction of ticks for a week conducted 69 residents of the region, including 19 children. In Ulyanovsk, 33 people, including 15 minors, received such assistance. Another six people underwent seroprophylaxis in the Bazarnosyzgan district and Novoulyanovsk.

Weekly monitoring of tick-borne infections has been operating in the Ulyanovsk region since March 3, 2026. Monitoring is carried out including the situation with tick-borne viral encephalitis.