Table 1 Summary of important studies that screened bats for beta-coronaviruses and MERS-CoV
From: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) origin and animal reservoir
Location | Year | Species | Number | Specimen | Virus | % Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana [8] | 2009–2011 | Nycteris cf. gambiensis | 185 | Fecal | 2c betacoronaviruses(closely related to MERS-CoV) | 24.9 % |
Ghana [8] | 2009–2011 | 9 different speciesa | 4573 | Fecal | 0 % | |
Europe [8] (Germany, Netherland, Romania, Ukraine) | 2009–2011 | Pipistrellus kuhlii, P. nathusii, P. pipistrellus, P. pygmaeus | 272 | Fecal | 14.7 % | |
South Africa [9] | 2011–2012 | 13 different speciesb | 62 | Fecal pellets | bat related-alphacoronaviruses betacoronavirus | 6.4 % 1.6 % |
Saudi Arabia [10] | 2012 | Rhinopomahardwickii, R.microphyllum, Taphozous perforatus, P. kuhlii, Eptesicus bottae, Eidolon helvum, and Rosettus aegyptiacus | 96 | Throat swab, serum, urine, rectal swab or fecal pellets | MERS-CoV | 1Â % |
Saudi Arabia [10] | 2013 | R.hardwickii, T.perforates, P.kuhlii | 14 | Throat swabs, roost feces | MERS-CoV | 0Â % |
Egypt [11] | 2013–2015 | T. perforatus | 82 | Serum/rectal (alive) | MERS-CoV | 0 % |
P. deserti | 31 | |||||
R. aegyptiacus | 257 | |||||
Lebanon [11] | 2013–2015 | R. hipposideros | 4 | Homogenized lung and liver material (if died or euthanized upon capture) | 0 % | |
Miniopterus schribersii | 6 | |||||
R. ferrumequinm | 3 | |||||
R. aegyptiacus | 438 |