Russians expect a second wave of tick activation and they will be no less dangerous than in the spring. On Sunday, September 13, the candidate of biological sciences, leading researcher of the laboratory of biology of arboviruses at the M.P. Chumakov Russian Academy of Sciences Oksana Belova.
Autumn is a season of increased activity of forest, meadow and steppe ticks. They start attacking people and animals almost all over the country.
“If we are talking about Siberia and the Far East, then the taiga tick does not come out in autumn. But besides forest ticks, there are also meadow and steppe ticks, they are slightly different. They also have two peaks of activity, and in the fall you can meet them throughout Russia. It is better not to relax in the fall and be on the lookout, because it is not known what kind of tick can creep on you, “Belova said.
The expert warned that arthropods are dangerous in any season and are always infected with pathogens.
The methods of protection against ticks also remain the same, the biologist noted. This is the encephalitis vaccine and the correct clothing and wearing when going into the forest.
On September 11, it was reported that over the past week in St. Petersburg, more than 500 people turned to doctors with tick bites. One patient was diagnosed with encephalitis.