Table 4

Survey of Ebola Viruses in Frugivorous and Insectivorous Bats in Guinea, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015–2017

Helene M. De Nys¹, Placide Mbala Kingebeni¹, Alpha K. Keita¹, Christelle Butel, Guillaume Thaurignac, Christian-Julian Villabona-Arenas, Thomas Lemarcis, Mare Geraerts, Nicole Vidal, Amandine Esteban, Mathieu Bourgarel, François Roger, Fabian Leendertz, Ramadan Diallo, Simon-Pierre Ndimbo-Kumugo, Justus Nsio-Mbeta, Nikki Tagg, Lamine Koivogui, Abdoulaye Toure, Eric Delaporte, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Ahidjo Ayouba², and Martine Peeters²

Author affiliations: TransVIHMI of Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France (H.M. De Nys, P. Mbala Kingebeni, A.K. Keita, C. Butel, G. Thaurignac, C.-J. Villabona-Arenas, T. Lemarcis, M. Geraerts, N. Vidal, A. Esteban, A. Toure, E. Delaporte, A. Ayouba, M. Peeters); National Institute of Biomedical Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (P. Mbala Kingebeni, S.-P. Ndimbo-Kumugo, S. Ahuka-Mundeke, J.-J. Muyembe Tamfum); Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Kinshasa (P. Mbala Kingebeni, S. Ahuka-Mundeke, J.-J. Muyembe Tamfum); Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de Guinée, Conakry, Guinea (A.K. Keita, A. Toure); ASTRE of Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, Institut national de la Recherche Agronomique and Univerisity of Montpellier, Montpellier (M. Bourgarel, F. Roger); Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany (F. Leendertz); Ministère de l’Elevage et des Productions Animales, Conakry (R. Diallo); Direction de Lutte contre la Maladie, Kinshasa (J. Nsio-Mbeta); Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (N. Tagg); Université de Conakry, Conakry (L. Koivogui); Institut National de Sante Publique, Conakry (A. Toure); Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Études des Plantes Médicinales, Yaoundé, Cameroon (E. Mpoudi-Ngole); Cameroon Institut de Recherche pout le Développement, Yaoundé (E. Mpoudi-Ngole)

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Blood samples from bats reactive with both nucleoprotein and glycoprotein of Zaire or Sudan Ebola virus, by statistical method used to determine cutoff, Guinea, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015–2017*

Bat family, genus	No. tested	Ebola virus species	Statistical method
			Mean + 4×SD		Change-point		Binomial		Exponential
			No.	% (95% CI)	No.	% (95% CI)	No.	% (95% CI)	No.	% (95% CI)
Hipposideridae
Hipposideros sp.	1,282	Zaire	0	0 (0–0.3)	0	0 (0–0.3)	0	0 (0–0.3)	0	0 (0–0.3)
	1,282	Sudan	0	0 (0–0.3)	0	0 (0–0.3)	0	0 (0–0.3)	0	0 (0–0.3)
Miniopteridae
Miniopterus sp.	232	Zaire	0	0 (0–1.6)	0	0 (0–1.6)	0	0 (0–1.6)	0	0 (0–1.6)
	232	Sudan	0	0 (0–1.6)	0	0 (0–1.6)	0	0 (0–1.6)	0	0 (0–1.6)
Molossidae
Chaerephon sp.	44	Zaire	0	0 (0–8.0)	0	0 (0–8.0)	0	0 (0–8.0)	0	0 (0–8.0)
	44	Sudan	0	0 (0–8.0)	0	0 (0–8.0)	0	0 (0–8.0)	0	0 (0–8.0)
Mops sp.	494	Zaire	6	1.2 (0.6–2.6)	6	1.2 (0.6–2.6)	1	0.2 (0.03–1.1)	1	0.2 (0.03–1.1)
	494	Sudan	2	0.4 (0.1–1.5)	2	0.4 (0.1–1.5)	0	0 (0–0.8)	0	0 (0–0.8)
Nycteridae
Nycteris sp	22	Zaire	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)
	22	Sudan	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)
Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus sp.	86	Zaire	0	0 (0–4.3)	0	0 (0–4.3)	0	0 (0–4.3)	0	0 (0–4.3)
	86	Sudan	0	0 (0–4.3)	0	0 (0–4.3)	0	0 (0–4.3)	0	0 (0–4.3)
Vespertilionidae
Glauconycteris sp.*	3	Zaire	0		0		0		0
	3	Sudan	0		0		0		0
Kerivoula sp.*	1	Zaire	0		0		0		0
	1	Sudan	0		0		0		0
Myotis bocagii*	3	Zaire	0		0		0		0
	3	Sudan	0		0		0		0
Neoromicia sp.*	5	Zaire	0		0		0		0
	5	Sudan	0		0		0		0
Scotophilus sp.	22	Zaire	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)
	22	Sudan	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)	0	0 (0–14.9)
Pteropodidae
Eidolon helvum	480	Zaire	16	3.3 (2.1–5.4)	16	3.3 (2.1–5.4)	1	0.2 (0–1.2)	4	0.8 (0.3–2.1)
	480	Sudan	14	2.9 (1.7–4.8)	14	2.9 (1.7–4.8)	0	0 (0–0.8)	5	1.0 (0.4–2.4)
Epomophorus sp.	207	Zaire	1	0.5 (0.08–2.7)	1	0.5 (0.08–2.7)	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.8)
	207	Sudan	0	0 (0–1.8)	0	0 (0–1.8)	0	0 (0–1.8)	0	0 (0–1.8)
Epomops sp.	280	Zaire	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.4)
	280	Sudan	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.4)	0	0 (0–1.4)
Hypsignathus  monstrosus	185	Zaire	3	1.6 (0.6–4.7)	3	1.6 (0.6–4.7)	0	0 (0–2.0)	1	0.5 (0.05–3.0)
Hypsignathus  monstrosus	185	Sudan	8	4.3 (2.2–8.3)	8	4.3 (2.2–8.3)	3	1.6 (0.6–4.7)	2	1.1(0.3–3.9)
Lissonycteris  angolensis	84	Zaire	2	2.4 (0.7–8.3)	2	2.4 (0.7–8.3)	0	0 (0–4.4)	0	0 (0–4.4)
Lissonycteris  angolensis	84	Sudan	0	0 (0–4.4)	0	0 (0–4.4)	0	0 (0–4.4)	0	0 (0–4.4)
Megaloglossus  woermanni	20	Zaire	0	0 (0–16.1)	0	0 (0–16.1)	0	0 (0–16.1)	0	0 (0–16.1)
Megaloglossus  woermanni	20	Sudan	0	0 (0–16.1)	0	0 (0–16.1)	0	0 (0–16.1)	0	0 (0–16.1)
Micropteropus  pusillus	64	Zaire	0	0 (0–5.7)	0	0 (0–5.7)	0	0 (0–5.7)	0	0 (0–5.7)
Micropteropus  pusillus	64	Sudan	1	1.6 (0.3–8.3)	1	1.6 (0.3–8.3)	0	0 (0–5.7)	0	0 (0–5.7)
Myonycteris  torquata	56	Zaire	0	0 (0–6.4)	0	0 (0–6.4)	0	0 (0–6.4)	0	0 (0–6.4)
Myonycteris  torquata	56	Sudan	0	0 (0–6.4)	0	0 (0–6.4)	0	0 (0–6.4)	0	0 (0–6.4)
Rousettus aegyptiacus	359	Zaire	9	2.5 (1.3–4.7)	9	2.5 (1.3–4.7)	0	0 (0–1.1)	2	0.6 (0.2–2.0)
Rousettus aegyptiacus	359	Sudan	5	1.4 (0.6–3.2)	5	1.4 (0.6–3.2)	0	0 (0–1.1)	3	0.8 (0.3–2.4)
Scotonycteris  zenkeri*	1	Zaire	0		0		0		0
Scotonycteris  zenkeri*	1	Sudan	0		0		0		0

*Percentages were not calculated because the number of samples collected was too low.

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¹These first authors contributed equally to this article.

²These senior authors contributed equally to this article.

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