Table 2.
Australian bat lyssavirus surveillance in 1,100 submitted bats in Queensland and New South Wales between June 1996 and March 2002
| Suborder | Family | Genus | Antigen detection (FAT) | Antibody detection (RFFIT) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number tested | Number (%, 95% CI) positive | Number tested | Number (%, 95% CI) positive | |||
| Pteropodiformes | Pteropodidae | Pteropus a | 902 | 69 (7.7, 6.1–9.6) | 14 | 4b (28.6, 11.7–54.7) |
| Nyctimene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syconycteris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vespertilioniformes | Mollosidae | Mormopterus | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vespertilionidae | Chalinolobus | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myotis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nyctophilus | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scotorepens | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vespedalus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miniopteridae | Miniopterus | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emballonuridae | Saccolaimus c | 8 | 5 (62.5, 30.6–86.3) | 0 | 0 | |
| Taphozous | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unidentified | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,086 | 74 (6.8, 5.5–8.5) | 14 | 4 (28.6, 11.7–54.7) | ||
a
Antigen detection in Pteropus alecto = 37/481 (7.7%), P. conspicillatus = 1/95 (1%), Pteropus poliocephalus = 9/200 (4.5%), Pteropus scapulatus = 22/126 (17.4%).
b
Two bats tested positive for both antibody and antigen.
c
Saccolaimus flaviventris.
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