Unfortunately, this is not the first case of a serious infection following a tick bite infection. So, a few years ago in the Kurgan region, a 14-year-old teenager from Shadrinsk fell victim to tick-borne encephalitis.
Despite active calls for vaccination and the opportunity to get a free vaccine, in Russia, according to Rospotrebnadzor, about 30 people die every year from tick-borne encephalitis.