Consistent patterns in the contact of small mammals with tick-borne encephalitis virus in foci of the eastern part of the Russian plain.
The pattern of contact between small terrestrial mammals and tick-borne encephalitis virus was studied in dependence on year, yearly season and the age of the largest animal populations. The animal-virus contact was assessed by the appearance, persistence and loss of antibodies in the animals examined. A total of 9256 sera of small rodents were collected and tested in this study.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D014586:USSR
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral