[The species composition of mosquitoes and ticks in Armenia].
Comprehensive epidemiological, entomological, virological, and parasitological studies were conducted to examine the species composition and size of bloodsucking arthropoda (mosquitoes and ticks). A total of 64,567 mosquitoes and 45,180 Ixodes ticks were collected. Among the mosquitoes, Anopheles maculipennis was a prevalent species (81.6%). In all climatic zones, Dermacentor marginatus was the largest in number and most abundant during flag collections from cattle and plants (62.5% and 95.5%, respectively). Virological studies of the collected field material identified 125 strains of arboviruses belonging to 10 viruses: Tyaginya, Sindbis, Batai, Dkhori, tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile fever, Tamdy, KGL, Geta, and Bkhandzha. The identified arboviruses are environmentally associated with both mosquitoes and ticks. The larger number and diversity of bloodsucking artropoda present a potential risk of outbursts of arbovirus infections on the territory of the republic.
Manukian
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Oganesian
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Shakhnazarian
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SA
Aleksanian
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001136:Armenia; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000821:virology; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology; D017753:Ecosystem; D018884:Ixodes / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013045:Species Specificity; D013987:Ticks / Q000145:classification* / Q000821:virology