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TRANSLATION 1139 (T1139) 
MEDICAL ZOCLOGY DEPARTMENT 
UNITED STAT"S NAVAL MEDICAL 
RESEARCH UNIT NUMBER THREE 
CAIRO, EGYPT 
TRANSLATION FROM RUSSIAN, VINOGRAD, I. A., GAIDAMOVICH, S. Ya., 
VIGOVSKY, A. I,, ROGOCHY, E. G, & OBUKHOVA, V. R. asis)*,* investi- 
gation of the role gk birds;in ecology of arboviruses in western Ukraine. 7 
Mater. 9. Simp. ol, Virus, (Dushanbe, October 1975), pp. 156-157, 
Participation of birds in arbovirus circulation in natural infection foci 
was demonstrated by several investigators by tests to isolate viruses and 
detect antibodies in the blood of birds. Close contact of birds with human 
surroundings creates preroguisitcs fordevelopment of arbovirus diseases 
among domestic animals and humans, 
As a result of the 1970-74 investigations on detection of arboviruses in 
western Ukraine, 62 virus strains were isclated, including 31 strains from 
ticks, 13 irom mosquitoes, 13 from wiid birds, 4 from small mammals, 
and 1 from a person sick with meningoencephalitis. 
Six of 13 strains isolated from birds were studied and identified. 
Strains 378 was isolated on 25/8/'’0 from the brains of 5 blackbirds trapped 
on 25/5/70 in the forest near Rukshin village, Khoten' region, Chernovtsy 
Oblast. Strain 580 was isolated cn 6/6/72 from the brains of chaffinches 
trapped on 12/4/72 in the forest near Zalozhtsy village, Zborov region, 
Tarnopol' Oblast. Strain 936 was isolated on 9/7/73 from the brain and 
organs of a hawfinch shot on 30/6/73 in the forest near Rodnikovka village, 
Svalyava region, Transcarpathia Cbiast. Strain 974 was isolated on 26/7/73 
from the brain of a turtle dove shot on 7/7/73 in the forest near Prilesnoe 
village, Manevichi region, Vclyn' Oblast. Strain 952 was isolated on 23/6/73 
from the brain and organs of 2 partridges trapped on 13/7/73 near Zolotoe 
* L'vov Institute of Epidemiology 2nd Microbiology, Ministry of Health 
of Ukrainian SSR, and D. I. ivanovsky Viroiogical Institute, USSR Academy 
of Medicai Sciences. 
(B.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
ONAL AGRIC THOR! LioDR py 
AUG 1 8 1977 
