Метод епізоотичної оцінки місцевості щодо іксодових кліщів

The article describes the developed method of epizootic assessment of the area of ixodic ticks. There is a technique of collecting ixod mites «on dry ice». The technique is that on a certain area a cover with pieces of «dry ice» placed on the edges and in the middle is spread and which is evaporated by carbon dioxide that entices the ixod mites on the lower part of the blanket. There is a technique for collecting ixod mites «by yourself». It is the simplest method and does not require any special devices. There is a common method of collecting ticks on a «flag» or a «drag». After counting the ixodic ticks conclusions are made about the epidemiological safety of the given area, calculated on the basis of the flag-kilometer. There are no methods for epizootic assessment of the area of ixodic ticks in Ukraine. The purpose of the work was to develop a method of epizootic assessment of the area of ixodic ticks, which would include estimating the number of ticks not only on the flag-kilometer, but also on the square kilometer of the studied area. In 2014, the number of ixodic mites per flagometric kilometer by the developed method was 23.8% (P < 0.05) more than by the usual way. The number of ticks per person was 89% less while using the method developed by us. The epizootic contamination by ixodic mites was 344.67 ± 47.70/km2. In 2015, the number of ixodic mites per flagometric kilometer by the developed method was 30.8% (P < 0.001) more than by the usual way. On the conditions of using the developed method mites on a person were not revealed at all. The epizootic contamination by ixodic mites was 610,00 ± 88,88/km2. In 2016, the number of ixodic mites on drafts according to the developed method was 15.98% (P < 0.05) more than by the usual method. At the same time using the developed method any mites on a person were not detected. The epizootic contamination by ixodic mites was 888.33 ± 172.68/km2. Thus, a new method of epizootic assessment of the area by ixodic ticks has allowed to increase the effectiveness of detecting parasites on the flagometric kilometer on average by 23.53% (P < 0.05–0.001). It allows to avoid the possibility of an ixodic mites attack on person's anti-cling suit due to it three times treatment by repellents. The new developed method for the first time allows us to conduct an epizootic assessment of the area by ixodic ticks per km2.