Insights into Australian Bat Lyssavirus in Insectivorous Bats of Western Australia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Family | Species | Swabs | Sera | Seroprevalence 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vespertilionidae | Chalinolobus gouldii | 287(0) | 262(2) | 0.7 (0.2–2.7) |
Chalinolobus morio | 105(0) | 64(3) | 4.6 (1.6–12.8) | |
Falsistrellus mackenziei | 14(0) | 7(1) | NC 2 | |
Nyctophilus geoffroyi | 69(0) | 48(0) | ||
Nyctophilus gouldi | 78(0) | 66(3) | 4.5 (1.5–12.5) | |
Nyctophilus major | 12(0) | 5(1) | NC 2 | |
Nyctophilus sp3 | 6(0) | 5(0) | ||
Scotorepens balstoni | 13(0) | 8(0) | ||
Vespadelus baverstocki | 6(0) | 5(0) | ||
Vespadelus finlaysoni | 1(0) | 0 | ||
Vespadelus regulus | 227(0) | 164(9) | 5.5 (2.9–10.1) | |
Vespadelus sp3 | 2(0) | 1(0) | ||
Molossidae | Austronomus australis | 13(0) | 11(0) | |
Ozimops sp | 6(0) | 3(0) |
Bioregion | Location | Species |
---|---|---|
Jarrah Forest | I | Vespadelus regulus (1) |
II | Chalinolobus gouldii (2) | |
III | Vespadelus regulus (2) | |
Nyctophilus major (1) | ||
Falsistrellus mackenziei (1) | ||
IV | Nyctophilus gouldi (1) | |
V | Vespadelus regulus (1) | |
Warren | VI | Chalinolobus morio (2) |
Nyctophilus gouldi (1) | ||
Vespadelus regulus (1) | ||
VII | Chalinolobus morio (1) | |
Nyctophilus gouldi (1) | ||
Vespadelus regulus (4) |
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Prada, D.; Boyd, V.; Baker, M.; Jackson, B.; O’Dea, M. Insights into Australian Bat Lyssavirus in Insectivorous Bats of Western Australia. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2019, 4, 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010046
Prada D, Boyd V, Baker M, Jackson B, O’Dea M. Insights into Australian Bat Lyssavirus in Insectivorous Bats of Western Australia. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2019; 4(1):46. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010046
Chicago/Turabian StylePrada, Diana, Victoria Boyd, Michelle Baker, Bethany Jackson, and Mark O’Dea. 2019. "Insights into Australian Bat Lyssavirus in Insectivorous Bats of Western Australia" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4, no. 1: 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010046