Volume 7, Number 3—June 2001
Dispatch
Nipah Virus Infection in Bats (Order Chiroptera) in Peninsular Malaysia
Johara Mohd Yob*, Hume Field†
, Azmin Mohd Rashdi‡, Christopher Morrissy§, Brenda van der Heide§, Paul Rota¶, Azri bin Adzhar#, John White§, Peter Daniels§, Aziz Jamaluddin*, and Thomas Ksiazek¶
, Azmin Mohd Rashdi‡, Christopher Morrissy§, Brenda van der Heide§, Paul Rota¶, Azri bin Adzhar#, John White§, Peter Daniels§, Aziz Jamaluddin*, and Thomas Ksiazek¶Table
Species description of 237 wild-caught Malaysian bats of known neutralizing antibody status to Nipah virusa surveyed April 1-May 7, 1999
| Species | No. of bats | No. positive (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Megachiroptera (fruit bats) | ||
| Cynopterus brachyotis | 56 | 2 (4) |
| Eonycteris spelaea | 38 | 2 (5) |
| Pteropus hypomelanus | 35 | 11 (31) |
| Pteropus vampyrus | 29 | 5 (17) |
| Cynopterus horsfieldi | 24 | 0 |
| Ballionycterus maculata | 4 | 0 |
| Macroglossus sobrinus | 4 | 0 |
| Megaerops ecaudatus | 1 | 0 |
| Microchiroptera (Insectivorous bats) | ||
| Scotophilus kuhlii | 33 | 1 (3) |
| Rhinolophus affinis | 6 | 0 |
| Taphozous melanopogon | 4 | 0 |
| Taphozous saccolaimus | 1 | 0 |
| Hipperosiderus bicolor | 1 | 0 |
| Rhinolophus refulgens |
1 |
0 |
| Total | 237 | 21 |
aSera from 324 bats were tested: 59 sera that gave toxic results at dilutions 1:10 were excluded from analysis, as were sera from 28 captive P. vampyrus.
