Tick-borne Encephalitis Vaccinations (vaccination Schedule)

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Tick-borne encephalitis vaccinations

Tick-borne encephalitis is a dangerous and severe neuroinfectious disease that can lead to disability or death. The disease occurs as a result of human infection with a virus that enters the bloodstream when the carrier of the virus, the forest tick, sucks. The problem of tick-borne encephalitis remains relevant today, in the total number of sick patients, approximately 80% are urban population. Tick-borne encephalitis can be prevented by:

• non-specific type of prevention, including the use of a special type of clothing and repellents, which are used to treat open areas of the body and clothing when visiting forest and park areas.
• a specific type of prophylaxis - prophylactic vaccination, is shown to everyone. It is advisable to implement it in advance for those who go on vacation or work in regions with an increased risk of infection. Preventive vaccination is the most reliable way to protect against tick-borne encephalitis.

The spring and summer seasons are the times for the greatest activity of ticks. The incubation period in humans after infection is 10-14 days. The first signs of the disease may be chills, facial flushing, severe headache, temperature up to 38-39 ° C, nausea and vomiting, muscle pain in the neck and shoulders, in the thoracic and lumbar regions of the back, in the extremities.

Many years of experience in combating the tick-borne encephalitis virus proves that modern vaccine preparations are safe, well tolerated by almost everyone, and the presence of some chronic diseases may be a contraindication. After consultation, the doctor either prescribes the vaccine or rejects it due to incompatibility.

In a timely vaccinated person, the disease proceeds, as a rule, easily and without complications. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis is carried out according to the scheme approved by the Ministry of Health. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis is performed with various drugs.

Scheme of vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis

There is a standard and accelerated vaccination schedule.

Standard scheme:

• Ultraviolet purified concentrated inactivated dry FSUE "PIPVE im. M. P. Chumakov RAMS "(Russia) for children over 3 years old. - 1st dose (appointed day), 2nd dose in 5-7 months.
• "EnceVir" is a cultured, purified inactivated vaccine developed by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "NPO Microgen" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Russia) for persons over 18 years of age - 1st dose (on the appointed day), 2nd dose in 5-7 months.
• FSME-IMMUN ENTSEPUR (adult for persons over 16 years old) - 1st dose (appointed day), 2nd dose in 1-3 months.
• "FSME-IMMUN Junior" - 1st dose (appointed day), 2nd dose in 1-3 months (from 1 year to 16 years).
• "ENTSEPUR" (for children) - 1st dose (appointed day), 2nd dose in 1-3 months.

Accelerated scheme:

• Cultural purified concentrated inactivated dry - 1st dose (assigned day), 2nd dose in 2 months.
• EnceVir - 1st dose (assigned day), 2nd dose in 14 days.
• FSME-IMMUN ENTSEPUR (adult) - 1st dose (appointed day), 2nd dose after 14 days.
• "FSME-IMMUN Junior" - 1st dose (appointed day), 2nd dose in 14 days.
• "ENTSEPUR" (for children) - 1st dose (assigned day), 2nd dose after 7 days, 3rd dose 21 days after the first vaccination.

Repeat the vaccinations 12 months after the first course. Each subsequent revaccination is carried out every 3 years. Contraindications for vaccination also include allergy to the ingredients contained in the preparations. Tick-borne encephalitis is common in many regions of Russia - in Siberia, the Urals, the Far East, Central Russia, the North-West region, and the Volga region.

It is recommended, in case of missing at least one revaccination, carried out once a year, to do only one booster vaccination. If 2 planned revaccinations are missed, it is necessary to re-undergo the course of vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis. In order for a stable immunity to form, 2 vaccinations with an interval of 1 month are enough. In this case, the interval can be reduced to 2 weeks.

Long-term immunity is provided by the third vaccination, carried out after 9-12 months, in this case the interval cannot be reduced. The vaccine protects about 95% of vaccinated people. But you need to understand that along with such protection, the adoption of other measures, such as protective equipment and special equipment, is very important.

Domestic and imported vaccines are equally effective for the prevention of tick-borne encephalitis, Western European tick-borne encephalitis virus strains used to produce imported vaccines, and Eastern European strains for domestic vaccines are similar in antigenic structure. According to the observations of specialists, there are no contraindications and adverse reactions for imported products.

Author of the article: Danilova Tatyana Vyacheslavovna | Infectionist

Education: in 2008 received a diploma in General Medicine (General Medicine) at the Pirogov Russian Research Medical University. Immediately passed an internship and received a diploma of a therapist