Figure 2.

(a) Number of bats tested and their ABLV status per year, 2010–2016. (b) Locations from which bats were submitted for ABLV testing, 2010–2016. Red points represent locations at which Table 2010. to 2016. BFF comprised 35.9% (820) of the dataset, GHFF comprised 22.8% (521) and LRFF comprised 9.8% (224). SFF made up less than 1% (22) and 6.6% (150) were identified only to genus (Pteropus spp.), which based on species distribution and the location found (nearest suburb or town) are most likely to be BFF or GHFF. Other commonly submitted taxa included the following genera of microbats: Nyctophilus (5.0%), Chalinolobus (3.1%), Mormopterus (1.4%), Vespadelus (1.4%), Scotorepens (1.1%) and Miniopterus (1.0%), with 7.1% (163) recorded as an unidentified microbat. The Mormopterus genus has undergone a recent taxonomic revision [32]. In this dataset, bats recorded within this genus would now be reclassified as Ozimops, Setirostris or Micronomus. The most common reasons that bats were tested were pet contact (34.9%) and human contact (33.7%), followed by neurological signs (8.1%). Approximately 20% had a second reason, most commonly trauma (54.9%), non-neurological clinical signs (15.2%) and neurological signs (13.1%). Most submissions came from Queensland (n = 1260, 55.2%) or New South Wales (n = 469, 20.6%), and very few from Tasmania (n = 9, 0.4%).