The East Kazakhstan region belongs to the territories of “increased” risk of infection, since the incidence of tick-borne encephalitis exceeds the average incidence rate for the Republic by 2 times. The disease is characterized by spring-summer seasonality associated with the period of greatest activity of ticks. The dangerous season from the point of view of tick suction lasts from April to September.
Natural foci of tick-borne encephalitis are 8 territories of the region: Glubokovsky, Altai, Katon-Karagaysky, Samar, Ulansky, Shemonaikha districts and the outskirts of the cities of Ridder and Ust-Kamenogorsk.
On 2024, in April 3 of the University Hospital SMU a seminar was held on the prevention of tick-borne infections (tick-borne encephalitis and tick-borne typhus), organized by the head of the department of infectious diseases, dermatovenereology and immunology, doctor of medical sciences, professor Shaimardanov N.K., assistant Smail E. M. and WWII interns of group 602.
The speakers recalled that tick-borne encephalitis is an acute, infectious, natural focal disease, caused by a virus and transmitted by ticks, characterized by damage to the central nervous system, leading to the development of paresis and paralysis of the limbs, in complicated cases, to death.
During the seminar, future doctors covered the epidemiology and diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis, with special emphasis on specific and nonspecific prevention of tick-borne encephalitis. A clinical presentation of tick-borne encephalitis was presented separately.
The seminar participants received information about existing vaccine preparations for protection against tick-borne encephalitis, their effectiveness and application regimens, as well as measures aimed at preventing tick attacks and the necessary actions if tick bites occur.
Shaimardanov N.K., Smail E.M.