Table 2.

Results of experimental inoculation in Artibeus jamaicensis bats

Days post inoculum	EI-1			E1-2
	Bats positive to the following tests			Bats positive to the following tests
	Platelia NS1	RT-PCR Lanciotti	RT-PCT GAPDH	Platelia NS1	RT-PCR Lanciotti	RT-PCT GAPDH
Day 1	–	–	1, 2	–	–	11, 12
Day 2	–	–	No samples	–	–	No samples
Day 3	–	–	3, 4	–	–	No samples
Day 4	–	–	No samples	–	13 (suspected)	13, 14
Day 5	–	–	5, 6	–	–	No samples
Day 6	–	–	No samples	–	–	No samples
Day 7	8	8 (suspected)	7, 8	15	16 (suspected)	15, 16
Day 8	–	–	No samples	–	–	No samples
Day 9	–	–	9, 10		18 (suspected)	17, 18
Days post inoculum	E1-3			E1-4
	Bats positive to the following tests			Bats positive to the following tests
	Platelia NS1	RT-PCR Lanciotti	RT-PCT GAPDH	Platelia NS1	RT-PCR Lanciotti	RT-PCT GAPDH
	Day 1	19, 20	–	19, 20	No samples collected
	Day 2	–	–	No samples
Day 3	–	–	No samples
Day 4	21, 22	–	21, 22
Day 5	–	–	No samples	–	–	1a, 1b
Day 6	–	–	No samples	–	–	No samples
Day 7	–	–	23, 24	–	2a (suspected)	2a, 2b
Day 8	–	–	No samples	–	–	No samples
Day 9	–	–	No samples	–	–	No samples
Day 10	–	26 (suspected)	25, 26	–	–	No samples
Day 11	–	–	No samples	–	–	3a, 3b
Day 12	–	28 (suspected)	27, 28	–	–	No samples
Day 13				–	–	No samples
Day 14				–	–	No samples
Day 15				–	–	No samples
Day 16				4b	–	4a, 4b
Day 17				5a	5a (suspected)	5a, 5b

Results obtained with Mock inoculated bats are not present for simplicity. The reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and NS1 assays carried out the samples collected from these animals all resulted as negatives.