Korenberg E I, Pchelkina A A, Kovalevsky J V
J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1984;28(1):65-72.
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.
