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Table 1 Bornavirus reverse transcription - quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis of squirrels from wildlife and holdings

From: Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae

Host taxonomic name (subfamily, species)

Host common name

n positive/ total n tested in this study

RT-qPCR positive/ total n tested in previous studies [17, 21, 22]

Sciurinae

Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern grey squirrel

0/77a

0/11a

Sciurus variegatoides

Variegated squirrel

 

7/7b

Sciurus vulgaris

Eurasian red squirrel

 

0/77a

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

American red squirrel

0/1a

 

Xerinae

Urocitellus richardsonii

Richardson’s ground squirrel

0/11a

 

Tamias striatus

Eastern chipmunk

0/2a

 

Callosciurinae

Callosciurus erythraeus

Pallas’s squirrel

0/35a

 

Callosciurus prevostii

Prevost’s squirrel

 

10/17b

total

 

0/126

17/112

  1. aall individuals originated from wildlife
  2. ball individuals originated from holdings