Prevalence of Kemerovo virus in ixodid ticks from the Russian Federation

The prevalence of Kemerovo virus in ixodid ticks collected in 2008–2012 from 11 regions of the Russian Federation was investigated by real-time reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR). The presence of Kemerovo virus in Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes ricinus, and Dermacentor reticulatus was confirmed. Virus prevalence depended on the region and varied from zero to 10.1%.