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Table 2 Detection of infectious particles (RTCIT), viral RNA (hnRT-PCR) and antibodies (mFAVNt) in serotine bats

From: Bat rabies surveillance in France: first report of unusual mortality among serotine bats

    

Detection in bats of:

Dates of capture

Nb. counted batsa

Genus and age of bats

Viable virus

Viral RNA

EBLV-1 antibodies

    

RTCIT

hnRT-PCR

mFAVNt

% with AB

95% CI

7 July

135

A

F

0/36

1/36

12/29

45.5% (15/33)

28.5–63.4

   

M

–

–

–

  

I

F

1/2

1/2

2/2

   

M

0/2

0/2

1/2

10 July

81

A

F

0/33

2/33

18/30

59.5% (22/37)

42.1–75.2

   

M

0/1

0/1

0/1

  

I

F

0/2

0/2

1/2

   

M

0/4

1/4

3/4

23 July

30

A

F

0/8

0/8

4/7

55.5%

(5/9)

21.2–86.3

   

M

–

 

–

  

I

F

0/1

0/1

1/1

   

M

0/1

0/1

0/1

4 August

30

A

F

0/10

0/10

1/6

14.3%

(1/7)

0.4–57.9

   

M

–

–

–

  

I

F

–

–

–

   

M

–

0/1

0/1

20 August

21

A

F

0/4

0/4

0/3

0%

(0/3)

0.0–70.8

   

M

–

–

–

  

I

F

0/1

0/1

–

   

M

–

–

–

10 September

10

A

F

0/5

0/5

3/5

60%

(3/5)

14.7–94.7

   

M

–

–

–

  

I

F

–

–

–

   

M

–

–

–

Total

 

A

 

0/97

3/97

38/81

49%

(44/94)

36.4–57.4

  

I

 

1/14

2/14

8/13

 
  1. Six capture/release sessions were held following the report of rabies infection in the maternity colony between July to September 2009, to complement passive bat rabies surveillance
  2. aNocturnal countings of bats were performed 1 day before each capture to evaluate the colony’s size
  3. Values correspond to the number of positive samples out of all the tested samples
  4. Abbreviations: A Adult, AB antibody, F female, I Immature, M male
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