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Table 1 Marburgvirus (MARV) and Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) serological status (IgG) of bats captured between 2003 and 2008 in Gabon and Republic of Congo.

From: Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus

 

MARV

ZEBOV

Casinycteris argynnis

0/18

0/18

Eidolon helvum

0/47

0/49

Epomops franqueti

2/679 (0.3)

36/805 (4)

Hypsignathus monstrosus

1/103 (1)

9/125 (7)

Megaloglossus woermanni

0/39

0/49

Microchiroptera*

0/20

3/24 (12)

Micropteropus pusillus

1/177 (0.6)

4/197 (2)

Rousettus aegyptiacus

21/299 (7)

24/307 (8)

Myonycteris torquata

0/493

19/573 (3)

Total

25/1876 (1)

95/2147 (4)

  1. * including Mops condylurus and Hipposideros gigas
  2. Data are numbers of IgG-positive bats versus numbers of captured bats, and percentages