Volume 14, Number 6—June 2008
Dispatch
Antibodies against Lagos Bat Virus in Megachiroptera from West Africa
David T.S. Hayman*†‡, Anthony R. Fooks†
, Daniel Horton*†, Richard Suu-Ire§, Andrew C. Breed¶, Andrew A. Cunningham‡, and James L.N. Wood*
, Daniel Horton*†, Richard Suu-Ire§, Andrew C. Breed¶, Andrew A. Cunningham‡, and James L.N. Wood*Table
Bat species and their respective seroprevalence rates against phylogroups 1and 2 lyssaviruses, Ghana, 2007*
| Species | Habitat | No. caught | % Adults tested for LBV antibodies | Seroprevalence, % (95% CI, no. tested) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS rabies virus | LBV | ||||
| Epomophorus gambianus | Savannah† | 117 | 61 | 0 (49) | 3 (0–7, 91) |
| Eidolon helvum | Urban‡ | 66 | 95 | 0 (57) | 37 (24–49, 57) |
| Epomops franqueti | Forest‡ | 30 | 77 | 0 (3) | 0 (31) |
| Epomops buettikoferi | Forest‡ | 9 | 83 | 0 (5) | 30 (0–70, 6) |
| Hypsignathus monstrosus | Forest‡ | 18 | 56 | 0 (1) | 0 (5) |
| Nanonycteris veldkampii | Forest‡ | 5 | 100 | NT | 0 (4) |
*Phylogroup 1 contains challenge virus standard (CVS), genotype 1; phylogroup 2 contains Lagos bat virus (LBV), genotype 2; CI, confidence interval; NT, not tested.
†E. gambianus was caught in all habitats, including at the city colony and in plantations.
‡A small number of these species were caught in plantations.
