Fig 2. Sampling locations depicting the caves where PCR-positive MARV bats were caught.

Map A shows the sampling locations in Guéckédou prefecture (Guinea) indicating the Koema cave in Sierra Leone where MARV-positive bats were previously found [2]. Map B shows an overview of the sampling area and Guinea. Map C focuses on the area around Legon Tyo Cave and Temessadou M’bokét village. Map D zooms on the area around the Kokongoa cave. Elevation contours on maps C and D are shown for altitudes over 440 m with an interval of 20 m. The base vector layer of the map was downloaded from Natural Earth (https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/).