Volume 7, Number 3—June 2001
Research
Outbreak of Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 1997
Table 2
Species of animals caught in the wild and monkeypox virus plaque reduction neutralization antibody assay results, Katako-Kombe Health Zone, February 23-27, 1997
Number |
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Animal species | Common name | Tested | Pos. | Proportionpos. |
Cercopithecus ascanius | Spot-nosed monkey | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
Cercopithecus neglectus | Debrazza monkey | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Perodicticus potto | Bosman's potto | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Galogoides demidovi | Demidoff galago | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
Genetta rubiginosa | Genet | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sus scrofa | Domestic pig | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Praomys jacksoni | Forest rat | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Cricetomys emini | Gambian rat | 19 | 3 | 15.8% |
Cavia sp. | Guinea pig | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
Petrodromus tetradactylus | Elephant shrew | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
Dendrohyrax arboreus | Tree hyrax | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Funisciurus anerythrus | Thomas's tree squirrel | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
Funisciurus congicus | Kuhl's tree squirrel | 18 | 7 | 38.9% |
Heliosciurus rufobrachium |
Sun squirrel |
2 |
1 |
50.0% |
Total | 59 | 15 | 25.4% |