IXODID TICKS IN URBOCOENOSES OF THE CITIES OF UKRAINE: RISKS FOR THE POPULATION AND MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS

Abstract

Objective. Analysis of the information available in scientific sources on the contamination of urban populations of ticks in the settlements of Ukraine with pathogens of infectious diseases; identification of factors contributing to the spread of tick habitats in urban areas, updating the main methods of combating ticks.