Doctors suspect tick-borne encephalitis in 48 patients.
Minister of Health of Novosibirsk region Konstantin Khalzov on Monday, July, 3, at the operative meeting reported that from June 26 till July 3 in the region 1606 cases of tick bites were registered and it is almost on 40% more, than in the similar period of 2022.
"During the week with tick bites addressed 1606 people, which is almost 40% more than the same period last year. With suspicion of tick-borne encephalitis during the week 48 people were hospitalized", - said the Minister.
Halzov has noticed that from the beginning of a season in the Novosibirsk region with a sting of a tick addressed 8402 inhabitants of the region.
Earlier it became known that two elderly people died of tick-borne encephalitis.