Prospects for the study of natural foci of tularemia in the South Federal District

The paper reviews different types of the natural foci of tularemia in the South Federal District (SFD). It touches upon the aspects calling for further in-depth study to understand the regularities of their functioning. The synchronization of occurrence of tularemia epizootias in different subjects of SFD and in different types of the foci is associated with solar activity. The highest epizootic activity is observed in the minimum and maximum phases of solar activity.