Volume 13, Number 1—January 2007
Dispatch
Henipavirus and Tioman Virus Antibodies in Pteropodid Bats, Madagascar
Catherine Iehlé*, Girard Razafitrimo*, Josette Razainirina*, Steven M. Goodman†, Caroline Faure§, Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot§, Dominique Rousset*¶, Jean-Marc Reynes*
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Serum samples ELISA-reactive to Nipah, Hendra, and Tioman viruses collected from fruit bats, Madagascar, 2003–2005
| Species and location | No. tested | Seropositive samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipah virus | Hendra virus | Tioman virus | Total (%) | ||
| Eidolon dupreanum | 14/73 (19.2) | ||||
| Marozevo (Moramanga) | 53 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Miandrivazo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ankarana | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pteropus rufus | 8/349 (2.3) | ||||
| Marovitsika (Moramanga) | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Miandrivazo | 112 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Marovoay | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beroboka | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vangaindrano | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rousettus madagascariensis | 1/5 (20.0) | ||||
| Ankarana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 427 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 23/427 (5.4) |
