In the past week, more than 1,000 residents of St. Petersburg and…
In the past week, more than 1,000 residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region have been affected by tick bites.
Consensus
- Nearly 1,100 people were bitten by ticks in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast over a week.
- Children made up 18% of those who sought medical help after tick bites.
- Most cases occurred in Leningrad Oblast.
- The highest number of incidents were reported in the Vyborgsky, Priozersky, Boksitogorsky, and Kurskoy districts (in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast).
- Tick bites can lead to diseases such as encephalitis and borreliosis.
Points of divergence
- 80.5% of patients contracted ticks in Leningrad Oblast, 11.6% during walks in Saint Petersburg, 7.7% in another region, and 0.2% from abroad. — fontanka
- The number of tick bites was reported as 'almost 1,100' people; the data includes both regions combined without breakdown by location beyond Leningrad Oblast being dominant. — gazeta_spb
- 68% of patients came from Saint Petersburg, and 32% from Leningrad Oblast (referred to as '47th region'). — fontanka
- Approximately 68% of the affected were residents of Saint Petersburg. — gazeta_spb
- More than 92,000 people in Saint Petersburg and over 67,000 in Leningrad Oblast have been vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis as part of routine vaccination. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (2 sources)
- В Петербурге клещи покусали больше 500 человек за неделю — Фонтанка
- За семь дней клещи покусали почти 1,1 тысячи человек в Петербурге и Ленобласти - Газета СПБ РУ - новости Санкт-Петербурга — Gazeta.SPb