Volume 10, Number 12—December 2004
Synopsis
Potential Mammalian Filovirus Reservoirs
A. Townsend Peterson*
, Darin S. Carroll†, James N. Mills†, and Karl M. Johnson‡
, Darin S. Carroll†, James N. Mills†, and Karl M. Johnson‡
Table 1
Genera for which component species coincide distributionally (coarse-scale) with distributions of disease outbreaks associated with all four known African filovirusesa
| Genusb | Species |
|---|---|
| Insectivora: Soricidae (shrews) | |
| Sylvisorex+ | johnstoni, megalura |
| Crocidurac | Many species |
| Suncusc |
etruscus, infinitesimus, lixus, remyi, varilla |
| Chiroptera: Pteropodidae (fruit bats) | |
| Epomophorus+ | labiatus, minimus |
| Epomops+ | buettikoferi, dobsoni, franqueti |
| Rousettusc | aegyptiacus, angolensis, lanosus |
| Chiroptera: Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats) | |
| Taphozousc |
hamiltoni, hildegardeae, mauritianus, nudiventris |
| Chiroptera: Nycteridae (slit-faced bats) | |
| Nycteris– |
arge, gambiensis, grandis, hispida, intermedia, macrotis, major, nana |
| Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats) | |
| Rhinolophusc | adami, alcyone, deckenii, denti, eloquens, fumigatus, guineensis, hildebrandti, landeri, maclaudi, silvestris, simulator |
| Hipposiderosc |
beatus, caffer, camerunensis, commersoni, cyclops, fuliginosus, jonesi, lamottei, marisae, ruber |
| Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae (vesper bats) | |
| Kerivoulac | argentata, cuprosa, lanosa, phalaena |
| Chalinolobus+ | alboguttatus, argentatus, beatrix, egeria, gleni, poensis, superbus, variegatus |
| Eptesicus+ | brunneus, capensis, guineensis, hottentotus, platyops, rendalli, somalicus, tenuipinnis |
| Myotisc | bocagei, tricolor |
| Pipistrellusc | crassulus, eisentrauti, inexspectatus, musciculus, nanulus, nanus, rusticus |
| Scotoecus+ | albofuscus, hirundo |
| Scotophilusc | dinganii, nigrita, nux, robustus, viridis |
| Miniopterusc |
inflatus, minor, schreibersi |
| Chiroptera: Molossidae (free-tailed bats) | |
| Chaerephonc | aloysiisabaudiae, ansorgei, bemmeleni, bivittata, chapini, gallagheri, major, nigeriae, pumila, russata |
| Mops+ | brachypterus, condylurus, congicus, demonstrator, midas, nanulus, niangarae, niveiventer, spurrelli, thersites, trevori |
| Myopterus+ | daubentonii, whitleyi |
| Tadarida+ |
aegyptiaca, fulminans |
| Rodentia: Sciuridae (squirrels) | |
| Funisciurus+ | anerythrus, bayonii, carruthersi, congicus, isabella, lemniscatus, leucogenys, pyrropus, substriatus |
| Heliosciurus+ | gambianus, mutabilis, punctatus, rufobrachium, ruwenzorii, undulatus |
| Protoxerus+ |
aubinnii, stangeri |
| Rodentia: Muridae (mice and rats) | |
| Dendromus– | insignis, kahuziensis, kivu, melanotis, mesomelas, messorius, mystacalis, nyikae |
| Grammomys+ | aridulus, buntingi, caniceps, dolichurus, dryas, gigas, ibeanus, macmillani, rutilans |
| Lemniscomys+ | barbarus, bellieri, hoogstraali, linulus, macculus, rosalia, striatus |
| Lophuromys+ | cinereus, flavopunctatus, luteogaster, medicaudatus, nudicaudus, rahmi, sikapusi, woosnami |
| Malacomys+ | cansdalei, edwardsi, longipes, lukolelae, verschureni |
| Rodentia: Anomaluridae (scaly-tailed squirrels) | |
| Anomalurus |
beecrofti, derbianus, pelii, pusillus |
| Rodentia: Myoxidae (dormice) | |
| Graphiurus | christyi, crassicaudatus, hueti, lorraineus, microtis, murinus, parvus |
aComponent African species are listed (only those coinciding with one or more specific filovirus distributional areas); species that have been tested in epidemiologic studies are indicated in boldface. bGenera for which related genera occur in the Philippines are indicated by +, for same subfamily, and –, same family. cGenera including species occurring in the Philippines.
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