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first cases of viral encephalitis infection from ticks detected

May 2, 2023

Specialists of the Russian Rospotrebnadzor warned of the first cases of human infection with tick-borne encephalitis.

According to the agency, to date, more than 21.7 thousand people have filed complaints about tick bites.

“The first cases of infection with tick-borne viral encephalitis have been identified,” writes RIA News.

According to statistics, almost 1.73 million people in Russia have been vaccinated against the infection carried by ticks.

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings, and named primary sources, corroborating with Reuters, the BBC, and the Kyiv Independent.

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