Volume 8, Number 3—March 2002
Research
Serologic Evidence of Lyssavirus Infections among Bats, the Philippines
Paul M. Arguin*
, Kristy Murray-Lillibridge*, Mary E.G. Miranda†, Jean S. Smith*, Alan B. Calaor†, and Charles E. Rupprecht*
, Kristy Murray-Lillibridge*, Mary E.G. Miranda†, Jean S. Smith*, Alan B. Calaor†, and Charles E. Rupprecht*Table 2
All bats caught on five islands in the Philippines and screened for neutralizing antibodies against Australian bat lyssavirus at a 1:10 serum dilution
| Bat species | Island of origin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzon | Bohol | Boracay | Mindanao | Mindoro | |
| Saccolaimus saccolaimus | 23 | ||||
| Taphozous melanopogan | 30 | ||||
| Megaderma spasma | 4 | ||||
| Hipposideros diadema | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rhinolophus spp. | 2 | ||||
| Mineopterus schreibersi | 11 | ||||
| Philetor brachypterus | 13 | ||||
| Scotophilus kuhlii | 62 | 1 | |||
| Cynopterus brachyotis | 1 | ||||
| Eonycteris spelaea | 1 | ||||
| Macroglossus minimus | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ptenochirus jagori | 8 | ||||
| Pteropus hypomelanus | 14 | ||||
| Rousettus amplexicaudatus | 21 | 28 | 1 | ||
