[Prevalence and genetic diversity of the circulating in ticks in the south of Eastern Siberia].

Introduction: Tick-borne infections are of great importance for many regions of Russia, including Eastern Siberia. This unfavorable epidemiological situation can be characterized not only by the circulation of well-known tick-borne infections, but also by the identification of new pathogens, the role of which remains little or generally unexplored. Multicomponent flavi-like viruses can cause infectious diseases in humans and pose a threat to public health.

[(THE RARE CASE OF THE RHIPICEPHALUS TICKS BREEDING IN IRKUTSK)].

The rare case of the Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) emerging focal breeding in Irkutsk in autumn 2015 is observed.