During the week, 164 Ulyanovsk residents addressed doctors because of tick bites

In the Ulyanovsk region from 10 to 16 September in medical institutions after suction ticks appealed 164 people. Among the victims were 31 children.

Most of the appeals were registered in Ulyanovsk, where 114 people, including 25 children, came for medical care. In the Barysh district recorded 16 appeals, in the Veshkaim district six, in the Main four.

Three people each turned to doctors in the Bazarnosyzgan, Inzen, Staromainsky and Ulyanovsk districts. Two cases were registered in Karsun, Kuzovatov, Melekessk, Mykolaiv and Cherdaklinsky districts. Another appeal had to Sursky and Terengul districts.

Seroprophylaxis after tick bites was carried out by 39 residents of the region, including 19 children. In Ulyanovsk, 20 people, including 14 minors, received such assistance. Also, seroprophylaxis was carried out to residents of Barysh, Veshkaim, Inzen, Kuzovatov, Main, Nikolaev and Sur districts.