Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Research
Ebola Virus Antibody Prevalence in Dogs and Human Risk
Loïs Allela*, Olivier Bourry*, Régis Pouillot†, André Délicat*, Philippe Yaba*, Brice Kumulungui*, Pierre Rouquet*, Jean-Paul Gonzalez‡, and Eric M. Leroy*‡
Table 1
Results of testing pet dogs for Ebola-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies by location
| Location | No. dogs tested | No. dogs positive |
|---|---|---|
| Mekambo/Ekata | ||
| Ekata | 38 | 10 |
| Ilahounene | 15 | 1 |
| Mendemba | 3 | 1 |
| Ntolo | 11 | 3 |
| Mekouma | 12 | 1 |
| Malassa | 5 | 0 |
| Mbeza | 13 | 6 |
| Total | 97 | 22 |
| Mekambo/Mazingo | ||
| Mazingo | 5 | 1 |
| Massombo | 1 | 0 |
| Ego poma | 4 | 1 |
| Grand Etoumbi | 7 | 3 |
| Zoula | 15 | 3 |
| Ibea | 12 | 3 |
| Imbong | 10 | 4 |
| Etakangaye | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 62 | 18 |
| Mekambo | 99 | 15 |
| Libreville | 50 | 5 |
| Port Gentil | 29 | 2 |
| France | 102 | 2 |
| Total | 439 | 64 |
¹Loïs Allela and Olivier Bourry contributed equally to this work.
