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. 2012 Jan;12(1):55–60. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0674

Table 3.

Rabies Virus in the Salivary Glands of Five Colorado Bat Species

Bat species No. of batsa RV ag in SGb VI from SGc
Myotis spp. 1 1 (100) 1 (100)
E. fuscus 22 13 (59) 9 (41)
Lasiurus cinereus 8 6 (75) 4 (50)
Lasionycteris noctivagans 1 1 (100) 1 (100)
Nyctinomops macrotis 4 1 (25) 2 (50)d
a

Bats received from the CDPHE that were rabies positive based on brain tissue tested with the dFAT at CDPHE and CSU.

b

Number and (percentage) of bats that had RV antigen present in their salivary glands.

c

Number and (percentage) of rabid bats that had infectious virus present in the salivary glands.

d

In one N. macrotis, RV antigen was not found in the salivary glands, yet RV was isolated.

CDPHE, Colorado State Department of Public Health and Environment; CSU, Colorado State University; VI, virus isolation.