Siberian indigenous people tolerate tick-borne infections more easily

2019-01-31
Tomsk scientists have conducted a study to identify the characteristics of the course of tick-borne infections and their consequences among residents of several Siberian regions. The findings suggest that the indigenous peoples of the North and the sixth- and eighth-generation descendants of Siberians more easily tolerate and recover more quickly from infection with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease), and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA).
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