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Table 1 Geographic location, number of bats tested and number of samples positive for coronavirus in Madagascar

From: Detection of new genetic variants of Betacoronaviruses in Endemic Frugivorous Bats of Madagascar

Sampling region/site

Geographic location

Period of capture

Nb. bats captured

Species

No. samples tested throat/fecal

No. samples positive throat/fecal

Toliara

Southwest

Feb. 2007

85

Eidolon dupreanum

0/85

0/0

Anosibe An’ala

Northeast

Feb. 2010

55

Rousettus madagascariensis

55/19

0/0

Menabe

Southwest

Jun. 2010 Jul. 2011

    

Manamby

  

3

Pteropus rufus

3/3

0/0

Befasy

  

3

Pteropus rufus

3/3

0/0

Ankiliabo

  

48

Pteropus rufus

48/48

0/5

  

1

Eidolon dupreanum

1/1

0/0

Mahabo

  

9

Pteropus rufus

9/9

0/2

  

8

Eidolon dupreanum

8/8

0/1

Bemanonga

  

13

Pteropus rufus

13/13

0/6

  

2

Eidolon dupreanum

2/2

0/0

Anjohibe

Northwest

Nov. 2010 Nov. 2011

124

Rousettus madagascariensis

123/122

0/0

Total

  

351

 

265/313

0/14