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Volume 8, Number 4—April 2002
Research

European Bat Lyssavirus Infection in Spanish Bat Populations

Jordi Serra-Cobo*Comments to Author , Blanca Amengual†, Carlos Abellán‡, and Hervé Bourhy†
Author affiliations: *Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; †Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; ‡Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Madrid, Spain;

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Figure 1

Map showing the localities in Spain where bats have been analyzed. 1. Ciutadella; 2. El Saler; 3. Ferreries; 4. Inca; 5. Llucmajor; 6. Oliete; 7. Pollença; 8. Granada; 9. Huelva; 10. Sevilla. Points in red indicate colonies where positive results were obtained according to our study (Localities Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) and previous studies (Localities Nos. 2, 8, 9, and 10) (7).

Figure 1. Map showing the localities in Spain where bats have been analyzed. 1. Ciutadella; 2. El Saler; 3. Ferreries; 4. Inca; 5. Llucmajor; 6. Oliete; 7. Pollença; 8. Granada; 9. Huelva; 10. Sevilla. Points in red indicate colonies where positive results were obtained according to our study (Localities Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) and previous studies (Localities Nos. 2, 8, 9, and 10) (7).

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