Table 3. Summary of all Marburg virus positive bats in each collection period.
Collection | Bat No. | Species | Sex | Status | Ct | RT-PCR NP-VP35 | Virus isolation | Sample ID/ Virus isolate No. |
August '07 | 44 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 35.0 | Yes | Yes | 200704525/811274 |
77 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 38.2 | ||||
97 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 38.7 | ||||
188 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 28.6 | Yes | Yes | 200704669/811275 | |
208 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult (Preg) | 39.4 | ||||
209 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 38.8 | ||||
238 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 39.4 | ||||
273 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 35.0 | ||||
276 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 39.6 | Yes | |||
278 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult (Preg) | 39.3 | ||||
288 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Juvenile | 35.0 | Yes | |||
291 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Juvenile | 35.9 | Yes | |||
311 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult w/pup (neg) | 38.7 | ||||
323 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult (Preg) | 36.8 | ||||
328 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Juvenile | 30.7 | Yes | |||
331 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Juvenile | 29.1 | Yes | Yes | 200703992/811276 | |
371 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Juvenile | 24.0 | Yes | Yes | 200704852/811277 | |
374 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Juvenile | 34.4 | ||||
427 | Hipposideros spp | F | Adult | 32.0 | Yes | |||
721 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 37.1 | ||||
756 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult (Preg) | 38.6 | ||||
772 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Juvenile | 37.1 | Yes | |||
782 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Juvenile | 36.9 | Yes | |||
April '08 | 839 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 39.2 | |||
883 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Juvenile | 34.8 | Yes | |||
901 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 38.8 | ||||
924 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 39.4 | ||||
931 | R. aegyptiacus | F | Adult | 39.5 | ||||
946 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 36.9 | ||||
982 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 31.8 | Yes | Yes | 200805444/811391 | |
989 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 38.5 | ||||
1013 | R. aegyptiacus | M | Adult | 35.0 | Yes |
Listed for each bat is the species, sex, status and specific Q-RT-PCR, conventional RT-PCR (NP and VP35), and virus isolation test result. Shown in the far right column are the unique identification numbers for the tissues from which virus was isolated. Note that Marburg virus was isolated from liver/spleen tissues that tended to have the highest viral loads (lower Ct values) as measured by Q-RT-PCR.