Contact of birds with tick-borne encephalitis virus in the eastern part of the Russian plain.
A total of 706 native blood sera of birds representing 44 most common bird species in the southern parts of the Kirov region were examined for antibodies against tick-borne encephalitis virus. Some serologic tests were found positive, but the birds appeared to constitute a secondary and nonessential link in the circulation of virus in the natural environment of this area.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D014586:USSR
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral