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 2
Genera that coincide distributionally with the geographic distribution of disease outbreaks associated with Marburg virusa
| Generab,c | Species coinciding with Marburg virus |
|---|---|
| Insectivora: Chrysochloridae (golden moles) | |
| Chrysochloris |
stuhlmanni |
| Insectivora: Soricidae (shrews) | |
| Suncusb |
etruscus, infinitesimus, lixus, varilla |
| Chiroptera: Pteropodidae (fruit bats) | |
| Epomops– | franqueti, dobsoni |
| Epomophorus– |
gambianus, grandis, crypturus, labiatus, minimus, wahlbergi |
| Chiroptera: Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats) | |
| Saccolaimusb |
peli |
| Chiroptera: Megadermatidae (false vampire bats) | |
| Lavia+ |
frons |
| Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats) | |
| Cloeotis+ |
percivali |
| Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae (vesper bats) | |
| Mimetillus+ |
moloneyi |
| Rodentia: Sciuridae (squirrels) | |
| Xerus+ |
erythropus, inauris, rutilus |
| Rodentia: Muridae (mice and rats) | |
| Acomys+ | kempi, spinosissimus, ignitus, percivali, wilsoni |
| Aethomys+ | namaquensis, kaiseri, hindei, chrysophilus |
| Arvicanthis+ | niloticus, nairobae |
| Beamys– | hindei, major |
| Cricetomys– | gambianus |
| Dasymys+ | incomtus |
| Delanymys– | brooksi |
| Deomys– | ferrugineus |
| Gerbillurus– | paeba |
| Hybomys+ | univittatus, lunaris |
| Hylomyscus+ | stella, denniae |
| Lophiomys– | imhausi |
| Mastomys | erythroleucus, pernanus, hildebrandtii |
| Mylomys+ | dybowskii |
| Oenomys+ | hypoxanthus |
| Otomys– | anchietae, typus, tropicalis, angoniensis, denti |
| Praomys+ | misonnei, jacksoni |
| Rhabdomys+ | pumilio |
| Steatomys– | parvus, pratensis |
| Stochomys+ | longicaudatus |
| Tachyoryctes– | naivashae, annectens, ankoliae, spalacinus, ruddi, ruandae |
| Tatera– | robusta, leucogaster, inclusa, boehmi, nigricauda |
| Taterillus– | harringtoni, emini |
| Thallomys+ | loringi, paedulcus |
| Uranomys+ | ruddi |
| Zelotomys+ |
hildegardeae |
| Rodentia: Anomaluridae (Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrels) | |
| Idiurus |
zenkeri |
| Rodentia: Pedetidae (springhare) | |
| Pedetes |
capensis |
| Rodentia: Thryonomyidae (cane rats) | |
| Thryonomys |
swinderianus, gregorianus |
| Lagomorpha: Leporidae (rabbits and hares) | |
| Poelagus |
marjorita |
| Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) | |
| Petrodromus | tetradactylus |
| Rhynchocyon | chrysopygus, cirnei, petersi |
aGenera that have been tested in epidemiologic studies are indicated in boldface. bGenera, including species occurring in the Philippines. cGenera for which related genera occur in the Philippines are indicated by +, same subfamily; or –,same family.
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