ULAN BATOR: 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 hospitalised, " the NCCD said, adding that most of the infected are children aged between 10-14 years.
The incidence of tick-borne diseases increased in Mongolia during the spring season, it added, Xinhua news agency reported.
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 centre.