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. 2015 Nov-Dec;57(6):497–503. doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652015000600006

Table 1. - Number of seropositive bats analyzed for RABV antibodies (serum) in the urban zone of Capanema, Para (Brazil).

Serum Partial Serum 1
Taxon n n+ % (CI) n n+ % (CI)
Family Emballorunidae
Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) 1 0 0 1 0 0
Family Phyllostomidae
Subfamily Glossophaginae
Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766) 16 8 50.00 (25.50-74.50) 5 2 40.00 (02.94-82.94)
Subfamily Phyllostominae
Lophostoma brasiliense Peters, 1866 2 1 50.00 (iss) 2 1 50.00 (iss)
Phyllostomus discolor Wagner, 1843 22 14 63.64 (54.09-71.91) 6 5 83.33 (iss)
Subfamily Carolliinae
Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) 38 13 32.21 (30.88-33.12) 12 6 50.00 (21.71-78.29)
Subfamily Stenodermatinae
Dermanura cinerea (Gervais, 1856) 1 1 100 (iss) 1 0 0
Artibeus planirostris Spix, 1823 345 181 52.46 (52.31-52.60) 118 65 55.08 (46.10-64.05)
Sturnira lilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810) 5 2 40.00 (02.94-82.94) 2 0 0
Uroderma bilobatum Peters, 1866 2 1 50.00 (iss) 2 1 50.00 (iss)
Family Molossidae
Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766) 9 1 11.11 (09.33-31.55) 4 2 50.00 (1.00-99.00)
Total 441 222 50.34 (45.67-55.01) 153 82 53.59 (45.69-61.49)

n: number of individuals analyzed; n+: number of seropositive bats; CI: 95% confidence intervals; iss: insufficient sample size; Partial Sample 1: Serum of bats analyzed also by brain tissue.