BASIC RESULTS OF STUDY OF BIRDS IN NATURAL TICKBORNE ENCEPHALITIS FOCI IN SOUTH EUROPEAN TAIGA FORESTS,

Abstract

The aim of the investigation was to determine possible participation of birds in maintaining an episootic process within a natural focus. The data collected show that in Kirov Oblast taiga tick larvae and nymphs are regularly found on 8 or 9 bird species. Abundance indices of ticks on tree pipits and pine bunting (birds most frequently attacked by larvae and nymphs), only increase during certain years. The density of the bird tick host population remains disproportionately lower than the rodent density. There was a positive hemagglutination inhibition reaction in about 10% of sera obtained from birds. Birds play an insignificant role as hosts of ixodid ticks and virus circulation in eastern European natural foci of tickborne encephalitis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699818

Entities

People

  • A. A. Pchelkina
  • E. I. Korenberg
  • L. G. Suvorova

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Birds
  • Counting Methods
  • Encephalitis
  • Health
  • Inhibition
  • Medical Personnel
  • Public Health
  • United States
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.