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. 2015 Dec;21(12):2271–2273. doi: 10.3201/eid2112.150860

Table. Overview of bats and macaques tested by Ebola virus IgG ELISA or PCR for filoviruses, Thailand, 2011–2014.

Species Host family No. tested (no. positive) Test method* Specimen type† Location‡
Chiroptera
Pteropus lylei Pteropodidae 500 (0) ELISA Serum a
Cynopterus brachyotis Pteropodidae 10 (0) PCR Pooled b
C. sphinx Pteropodidae 4 (0) PCR Pooled b
Eonycteris spelaea Pteropodidae 12 (0) PCR Pooled b
Macroglossus sobrinus Pteropodidae 2 (0) PCR Pooled b
Megaerops niphanae Pteropodidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
Rousettus amplexicaudatus Pteropodidae 3 (0) PCR Pooled b
Hipposideros armiger Hipposideridae 113 (0) PCR Pooled b
H. cineraceus Hipposideridae 4 (0) PCR Pooled b
H. larvatus Hipposideridae 33 (0) PCR Pooled b, c
H. lekaguli Hipposideridae 158 (0) PCR Pooled b
Megaderma lyra Megadermatidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
Miniopterus magnate Vespertilionidae 132 (0) PCR Pooled b, c
M. pusillus Vespertilionidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
M. schreibersii Vespertilionidae 22 (0) PCR Pooled b
Myotis horsfieldi Vespertilionidae 6 (0) PCR Pooled b
M. muricola Vespertilionidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
Rhinolophus shameli Rhinolophidae 44 (0) PCR Pooled b
R. coelophyllus Rhinolophidae 7 (0) PCR Pooled c
R. luctus Rhinolophidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
R. malayanus Rhinolophidae 4 (0) PCR Pooled c
R. microglobosus Rhinolophidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
R. pusillus Rhinolophidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
Scotophilus kuhlii Vespertilionidae 1 (0) PCR Pooled b
Taphozous longimanus Emballonuridae 27 (0) PCR Pooled b
T. melanopogon Emballonuridae 110 (0) PCR Pooled b
Total 699 (0)
Primate
Macaca fascicularis Cercopithecidae 50 (0) PCR Pooled d

*ELISA for IgG against Ebola virus.
†Nucleic acid extraction from Pooled saliva, serum, and urine.
‡a, Central Thailand; b, Eastern Thailand; c, Chaing Mai Province; d, Kao Chakan, Sa Kaeo Province.