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. 2016 Dec 29;10(12):e0005227. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005227

Table 6. Bat species and ABLV testing results, 2009–2014.

Bat species Number of bats tested ABLV detected* Equivocal ABLV#
Number % Number %
Megachiroptera (megabat)
Pteropus species
Pteropus alecto 195 5 2.6 5 2.6
Pteropus conspicillatus 13 1 7.7 0 0.0
Pteropus poliocephalus 39 3 7.7 0 0.0
Pteropus scapulatus 67 10 14.9 0 0.0
Syconycteris australis 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Microchiroptera (microbat)
Chaerephon jobensis 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chalinolobus gouldii 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Miniopterus species
Miniopterus australis 3 0 0.0 1 33.3
Miniopterus schreiber 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Miniopterus species (unspecified) 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mormopterus species
Mormopterus beccarii 11 0 0.0 3 27.3
Mormopterus norfolken 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mormopterus species (unspecified) 8 0 0.0 1 12.5
Nyctinomus australis 3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Nyctophilus species
Nyctophilus bifax 5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Nyctophilus gouldii 5 0 0.0 1 20.0
Nyctophilus species (unspecified) 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Saccolaimus flaviventris 3 1 33.3 0 0.0
Scoteanax rueppellii 3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Scotorepens species
Scotorepens greyii 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Scotorepens orion 8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Scotorepens species (unspecified) 3 0 0.0 1 33.3
Vespadelus pumilus 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Vespertilionidae family 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Bat—unspecified 13 0 0.0 2 15.4
Total 393 20 5.1 14 3.6

* ABLV detected in both Immunofluorescent Antibody (IFA) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests.

# IFA tested equivocal for ABLV, but ABLV was not detected by PCR.