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Table 1 Rodents species captured in forested, residential, and market areas in Sarawak

From: Seroevidence of SARS-CoV-2 spillback to rodents in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

 

Total number of rodent individuals capture (number of seropositive individual for SARS-CoV-2)

Forested Areasa

Residential Areasb

Market Areasc

Species name

(Common name)

GGNP

KNP

KM

KB

SJ

PJ

UNS

TMR

RHP

B4

SMR

KBR

WFK

PSM

BKS

BTW

PTK

PPM

PST

FRM

PNM

Total

Leopoldamys sabanus

(Long-tailed giant rat)

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Maxomys whiteheadi

(Whitehead’s spiny rat)

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Rattus rattus

(House rat)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 (1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

Rattus tanezumi

(Asian house rat)

1

-

1

3

7

6

18

9

13

2

1

5

15

14

2

6

5

-

9

10

17

144

Rattus tiomanicus

(Malaysian field rat)

-

-

-

-

18

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

24

Sundamys muelleri

(Muller’s rat)

-

1

-

-

-

19

6

2

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

2 (1)

-

1

-

34

Total

2

3

1

3

25

25

25

12

14

5

1

5

15

15

3

8

5

2

9

13

17

208

  1. aTwo forested areas in Sarawak (GGNP, Gunung Gading National Park and KNP, Kubah National Park)
  2. bEight residential areas in Sarawak (KM, Meranek Village, Kota Samarahan; KB, Baru Village, Kota Samarahan; SJ, Sadong Jaya; PJ, Petrajaya, Kuching; UNS, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak; TMR, Taman Riveria, Kota Samarahan; RHP, RH Plaza, Kuching; B4, 4th Mile, Kuching)
  3. cEleven market areas in Sarawak (SMR, Semarak Market, Kuching; KBR, Kubah Ria Market, Kuching; WFK, Waterfront Kuching; PSM, Semariang Market, Kuching; BKS, Bandar Baru Riyal Market, Kota Samarahan; BTW, Bintawa Market, Kuching; PTK, Kenyalang Park Market, Kuching; PPM, Pusat Penjaja MPKS, Kota Samarahan; PST, Stutong Market, Kuching; FRM, Farley Market, Kuching; and PNM, Petanak Market, Kuching)