Dynamic changes of in incidence of ixodes tick bite cases in adult population of Vinnitsa region, Ukraine
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2021
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Полтавський державний медичний університет
Анотація
Not all ticks carry dangerous pathogens, but their bites can threaten humans with diseases such as Ixodes
tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease), Miyamoto disease, tick-borne viral encephalitis and about 150 other
nosological entities. The season of life activity of Ixodes ticks begins in March and usually lasts until November
and has two pronounced seasonal peaks during the year: over April – May and August – September.
The relevance of the investigation is determined by the lack of the information on the incidence of tick bite
cases among the population in Ukraine, and there no well elaborated sets of measures in order to prevent
this problem. The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the incidence of Ixodes tick bite
cases among the adult population in the Vinnytsia region and in the city of Vinnytsia, to compare the number
of detected cases for the period from 2013 to 2018, and to identify the most reliable and available prevention
methods. The research was conducted at the laboratory of the municipal non-profit enterprise "Vinnytsia City
Hospital G1" (KNP "VMKL"); statistical data were provided by the State Regional Sanitary and Epidemiological
Station. We compared the prevalence of the disease in different districts of the Vinnytsia region and its
insidence for the period from 2013 to 2018. During this period, the number of detected cases of tick bites resulted
in the occurrence of various dangerous diseases went up from 53 to 317 cases among the entire adult
population of the Vinnytsia region. For all years except 2018, the highest incidence rate was consistently observed
in the Mogilev-Podilsk district district, even exceeding the level in more densely populated and large
areas. Over the period from 2013 to 2018, the number of detected cases of tick bites in the adult population
that resulted in various dangerous diseases rapidly and significantly increased. This necessitates to elaborate
the set of preventive measures and to educate the population of all ages. Much attention should be paid
to promoting vaccination as the only reliable way and the development of sanitary and hygienic recommendations
for residents of municipal and rural areas (in the spring and summer).
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ticks, epidemiology, tick bites, tick-borne encephalitis, diseases
Бібліографічний опис
Dynamic changes of in incidence of ixodes tick bite cases in adult population of Vinnitsa region, Ukraine / V. Panko, Z. Boiarska, I. Berezovskiy, S. Mushit // Актуальні проблеми сучасної медицини: Вісник Української медичної стоматологічної академії. – 2021. – Т. 21, вип. 2 (74). – С. 151–155.