40 cases of human tick-borne diseases reported in Mongolia
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ULAN BATOR, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 40 cases of human tick-borne diseases have been reported in Mongolia, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Wednesday.
"As of today, 40 cases of tick-borne infections have been registered in our country, and six of the infected people are being hospitalized," the NCCD said, adding that most of the infected are children aged 10-14 years.
The incidence of tick-borne diseases increases in Mongolia during the spring season, it said.
Since 2005, three types of tick-borne infections have been reported in Mongolia, namely tick-borne encephalitis, tick-borne borreliosis, and tick-borne rickettsiosis, according to the center. Enditem
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