Table 3.
Sequences Obtained in Three Independent Outbreaks
| Sample type | No. of samples | Pan Pneu L gene ~240 bp | HRSV N gene ~140 bp |
HRSV G gene ~450 bp |
HMPV P gene ~350 bp |
EV 5’UTR ~320 bp |
RV 5’UTR ~390 bp |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outbreak 1 | ||||||||
| Gorillas | Feces | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Humans | Feces | 15 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Outbreak 2 | ||||||||
| Gorillas | Feces | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 (poor quality) | – | – | – |
| Researcher | Throat swab | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Researcher family member | Throat swab | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Camp assistant | Throat swab | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Tracker | Throat swab | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tracker family member | Throat swab | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Eco-guards | Throat swab | 38 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Outbreak 3 | ||||||||
| Gorillas (beginning) | Feces | 10 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – |
| Gorillas (10 weeks later) | Feces | 15 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – |
Sequences identical for humans and gorillas in outbreak 2 highlighted in bold and for outbreak 1 and 3 in italics.