Volume 7, Number 3—June 2001
Dispatch
Risk for Human Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Borrelioses, and Double Infection in the Pre-Ural Region of Russia
Edward I. Korenberg*
, Lidiya Ya. Gorban'†, Yurii V. Kovalevskii*, Vladimir I. Frizen†, and Andrei S. Karavanov‡
, Lidiya Ya. Gorban'†, Yurii V. Kovalevskii*, Vladimir I. Frizen†, and Andrei S. Karavanov‡Table 3
Frequency of possible contacts of people with ticks infected by pathogens of tick-borne encephalitis, ixodid tick-borne borrelioses, and both (double infection)
| No. seeking medical | No. who had probable contact with ticks infected with: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | treatment after tick bite | TBEa | ITBB | Both (double infection) |
| 1994 | 1,260 | 120 | 345 | 27 |
| 1995 | 970 | 55 | 240 | 11 |
| 1996 | 2,070 | 230 | 735 | 68 |
| 1997 | 1,340 | 110 | 370 | 30 |
| 1998 | 1,280 | 115 | 370 | 28 |
aTBE = tick-borne encephalitis; ITBB = ixodid tick-borne borreliosis.
