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The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare warned about the risk of tularemia during the summer gardening season. Previously, the same agency warned about the risks of contracting malaria, West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis, and other infections from a single mosquito bite.
Consensus
- Tularemia is a zoonotic infectious disease that occurs in natural foci across all regions of Russia.
- Transmission routes include contact with infected animals, contaminated water and food, insect bites, and small skin wounds.
- Preventive measures recommended by Rospotrebnadzor include ensuring rodent-proof housing, using insect repellents, wearing protective clothing, and conducting self-examinations for ticks.
- Vaccination is advised for people at higher risk and provides protection for about five years.
- Symptoms of tularemia include fever, weakness, headache, swollen lymph nodes, skin ulcers at the site of infection, cough, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
Points of divergence
- The doctor Georgy Vikulov stated that there is no threat of mass spread of melioidosis in Russia, noting it rarely transmits from person to person. — vm
- Rospotrebnadzor previously warned about the risk of malaria, West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis, and other infections transmitted by mosquito bites, specifying which mosquitoes transmit each disease. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Rosпотребnadzor Reminds Moscow Residents of the Danger of Tularemia — Вечерняя Москва
- Rosпотребнадзор warns of tularemia risks during the dacha season — Москва 24