Open AccessDifferential diagnostics and special specific prophylaxis of tick-borne infections in Irkutsk city
Author(s) -
И. В. Козлова,
В. И. Злобин,
М. М. Верхозина,
М. А. Хаснатинов
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2006--154-160
Subject(s) - anaplasmosis , tick borne encephalitis , tick borne disease , differential diagnosis , lyme borreliosis , encephalitis , lyme disease , ehrlichiosis , borrelia , medicine , intensive care medicine , differential (mechanical device) , immunology , biology , virology , tick , pathology , borrelia burgdorferi , physics , virus , antibody , thermodynamics
The results of differential express diagnostic of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis agents in ticks, removed from pa- tients are present in this article (1995—2004). The entire complex of serolological and genetical methods were used. The specific prophylaxis based on the results of diagnostic had shown to be very effective for both infections. The first data about human ehrli- chiosis and anaplasmosis in Irkutsk region had been obtained. The improvement of diagnostic and prophylactic procedures are pro- posed.