Volume 25, Number 8—August 2019
Dispatch
Marburgvirus in Egyptian Fruit Bats, Zambia
Table 1
Summary of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) captured in 2018 in Zambia and genetic screening results
Sampling month | No. tested bats (sex) | RNA source | No. (%) positive |
---|---|---|---|
Feb | 22 (10 M, 12 F) | Tissue pool,* colon | 0 (0) |
Sep | 25 (13 M, 12 F) | Tissue pool,* colon | 2 (8.0) |
Nov | 24 (1 M, 23 F) | Swab pool† | 0 (0) |
*Liver, lung, kidney, and spleen were pooled for each bat.
†Oral and rectal swabs were pooled for each bat.
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