Table 1. Description of hantavirus positive Rattus rattus in Mayotte island.

Epidemiological information, geo-coordinates of captures and molecular analysis (RT-PCR; sequencing) are indicated for each individual.

R. rattus ID	Sex	Age*	Capture area†			RT-PCR (L)‡			RT-PCR (S)/sequences§
				Latitude	Longitude	Serum	Spleen	Liver	Spleen	Liver	GenBank accession numbers
463	M	a	SE – 1	− 12.98468	45.18128	+	+	+	+	+	KT719351–KT719352
468	M	a	SE – 1	− 12.98468	45.18128	+	−	+	+	+	KT719353–KT719354
469	M	j	SE – 1	− 12.98468	45.18128	+	+	+	+	+	KT719355–KT719356
470	F	a	SE – 1	− 12.98468	45.18128	+	+	+	+	+	KT719357–KT719358
90	F	a	SE – 2	− 12.97011	45.16034	+	+	+	+	+	KT719366–KT719367
412	F	a	SE – 4	− 12.91093	45.1904	+	+	+	+	+	KT719329–KT719330
422	M	a	SE – 4	− 12.91093	45.1904	+	+	+	+	+	KT719331–KT719332
423	M	a	SE – 4	− 12.91093	45.1904	+	+	+	+	+	KT719333–KT719334
96	M	a	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	+	+	−	+	KT719368
99	M	a	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	+	+	+	+	KT719369–KT719370
102	F	a	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	−	+	−	+	KT719320
425	F	a	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	+	+	+	−	KT719335
426	F	a	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	+	+	−	+	KT719336
428	F	a	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	+	+	+	+	KT719337–KT719338
429	F	na	SE – 5	− 12.92727	45.177	+	+	+	+	−	KT719339
376	M	a	W – 6	− 12.83119	45.13716	+	+	+	+	+	KT719321–KT719322
379	M	a	W – 6	− 12.83119	45.13716	+	+	+	+	+	KT719323–KT719324
382	M	a	W – 6	− 12.83119	45.13716	+	+	−	+‖‖	+‖‖	KT719325–KT719326
408	F	a	W – 7	− 12.87164	45.11745	+	+	+	+	+	KT719327–KT719328
441	M	a	N – 8	− 12.70017	45.12168	+	+	+	+	+	KT719340–KT719341
444	F	a	N – 8	− 12.70017	45.12168	+	+	−	+	−	KT719342
445	M	a	N – 8	− 12.70017	45.12168	+	+	+	+	+	KT719343–KT719344
449	F	a	N – 8	− 12.70017	45.12168	+	+	+	+	+	KT719345–KT719346
456	F	a	N – 8	− 12.70017	45.12168	+	+	+	+	+	KT719347–KT719348
457	F	a	N – 8	− 12.70017	45.12168	+	+	+	+¶	+	KT719349–KT719350
76	M	a	W – 9	− 12.76478	45.10652	+	+	−	+	−	KT719363
82	F	a	W – 9	− 12.76478	45.10652	+	+	+	+	+	KT719364–KT719365
493	F	a	W – 9	− 12.76478	45.10652	+	+	+	+¶	+	KT719359–KT719360
494	F	a	W – 9	− 12.76478	45.10652	+	+	+	+	+	KT719361–KT719362

^*a, Adult; j, juvenile; na, information not available.

^†SE, South-east; N, north; W, west.

^‡Klempa et al. (2006).

^§GenBank accession numbers KT719320–KT719370.

^‖‖Different sequences from spleen and liver of the same individual. E382: C/T spleen/liver at nt 945 (corresponding to nt 957 of the coding region) of the S segment. This polymorphism is a silent mutation.

^¶Only half the length of the sequence obtained (562 nt vs 1005 nt).