"Black plague, an endemic cross-border area in Georgia and Azerbaijan" University of Texas / LEPL L. National Center for Disease Control and Public Health named after Sakvarelidze / Azerbaijan Plague Station University of Texas School of Medicine / United States Agency for Risk Reduction The aim of the project is to determine the diversity of Yersinia species in a single rodent population, taking into account the ecology and microevolution of these pathogens. Project implementation dates: 01/08-31/08/2020 Budget: $410,000 The person responsible for the project implementation: Lile Malania - Head of the Laboratory of General Bacteriology; 595956110, malanial@yahoo.com