Onishchenko reminded Russians about precautions during outdoor recreation
When vacationing outside the city, Russians should be aware of ticks that can carry encephalitis and borreliosis in the European part of the country, and Crimean—Congo hemorrhagic fever in the south. This was announced on June 11 by Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education Gennady Onishchenko.
"[In summer] people are more outdoors, <...> especially those who go out of town. There you need to remember, not to be afraid, not to be afraid, not to be warned, but just to know <...> precautions," he said at a briefing, "Overheating, poisoning, insect bites. What should Russians be afraid of on their summer holidays?"
Onishchenko noted that for protection, it is enough to wear light clothing that covers the exposed areas of the body as much as possible. After returning from a walk, the specialist recommended carefully examining yourself for ticks. If arthropods are found, he advised against self-medication.
The expert also recalled that there is a vaccine for tick-borne encephalitis. According to him, about 3.5 million people have already been vaccinated. In addition, insect repellents and other insect repellents should be used during the warmer months. Onishchenko added that with the start of the mushroom season, inexperienced mushroom pickers should study in advance the information about edible mushrooms found in their region and familiarize themselves with their photos.
Mikhail Lebedev, an expert at the CMD laboratory of the Central Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, reported on May 21 that forest, taiga and dog ticks pose the greatest epidemiological threat to Russian residents. According to him, ticks of the genus Hyalomma are also found in the southern regions of the country, including the Crimea, Krasnodar Territory and Rostov region.
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