In areas where ixodid ticks are common, vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis is given in two injections, 1-7 months apart, from autumn to spring before the onset of heat, but it is not too late for tourists. Ekaterina Serebrennikova, a general practitioner at the Doctor Nearby medical company, told socialbites.ca about this.
“If necessary, vaccination can be done at any time of the year. This is also confirmed by the vaccination instructions. Only now vaccination will be carried out according to an accelerated scheme – the interval between the first and second doses of the vaccine has been reduced to 2 weeks, ”said Ekaterina Serebrennikova.
He explained that it is possible to visit areas where the ixodid tick, which spreads the agent that causes tick-borne encephalitis, is possible only two weeks after the second vaccination.
“Until immunity is established, the person remains unprotected as if they were not vaccinated,” the doctor said.
According to Serebrennikova, vaccination is the only way to prevent tick-borne encephalitis, an acute infectious disease that affects the human central nervous system.
“There is no specific treatment for tick-borne encephalitis,” he added.
The doctor concluded that a list of endemic areas for tick-borne encephalitis can be found on the Rospotrebnadzor website. They are mainly found in Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kaliningrad regions, Leningrad regions, Altai, the Republic of Bryatia and Primorsky Territory.
Previously reportedThat in Russia more than 2.4 thousand people suffer from tick bites.