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] |
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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 |