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Table 3 Prevalence (percentage) with confidence interval of Pseudogymnoascus destructans infection in Russian bats

From: White-nose syndrome detected in bats over an extensive area of Russia

Species

WNS UV-documented skin lesions

WNS qPCR assay

Histo-positivity

Negative

Positive

Analyzed

Prevalence

Negative

Positive

Analyzed

Prevalence

Eptesicus nilssonii

26

5

31

16.1 ± 12.9

26

5

31

16.1 ± 12.9

+

Myotis bombinus

1

1

2

50.0 ± 69.3

 

3

3

100.0 ± 0.0

+

Myotis brandtii

10

9

19

47.4 ± 22.5

7

12

19

63.2 ± 21.7

Myotis dasycneme

12

37

49

75.5 ± 12.0

7

41

48

85.4 ± 10.0

+

Myotis daubentonii

2

1

3

33.3 ± 53.3

2

1

3

33.3 ± 53.3

N.A.

Myotis gracilis

26

7

33

21.2 ± 13.9

5

29

34

85.3 ± 11.9

+

Myotis macrodactylus

1

 

1

0.0 ± 0.0

 

1

1

100.0 ± 0.0

N.A.

Myotis petax

 

2

2

100.0 ± 0.0

 

1

1

100.0 ± 0.0

+

Murina hilgendorfi

21

15

36

41.7 ± 16.1

 

36

36

100.0 ± 0.0

+

Plecotus auritus

 

1

1

100.0 ± 0.0

 

1

1

100.0 ± 0.0

+

Plecotus ognevi

7

 

7

0.0 ± 0.0

3

5

8

62.5 ± 33.5

N.A.

Total

106

78

184

 

50

135

185

 

8 species

  1. Numbers of positive bats were determined using qualitative characteristics of P. destructans infection status examination