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Table 3 Details of HeV-g2 positive flying foxes including year and month of collection, species, location, results and cause of death

From: A new Hendra virus genotype found in Australian flying foxes

Year-Sample ID; month

Species

Location

Result spleen

Result kidney

Results confirmed by sequencing?

Cause of death

2013–01

Jan

GHFF

Adelaide, South Australia

Positive

Positive

Yes

Suspect heat stress event

2015–01

Dec

LRFF

Broome, Western Australia

Positive

Negative

No

Dog attack

2019–01

Feb

GHFF

Melbourne, Victoria

Positive

Negative

Yes

Caught in fruit netting

2019–02

Mar

GHFF

Melbourne, Victoria

Positive

Negative

Yes

Caught in fruit Netting

2020–01

Jan

GHFF

Melbourne, Victoria

Positive

Positive

Yes

no history supplied

2020–02

Jan

GHFF

Melbourne,Victoria

Positive

Positive

Yes

Unspecified trauma

2020–03

Jan

GHFF

Melbourne, Victoria

Negative

Positive

Yes

Suspect dog attack

2021–01

Feb

GHFF

Melbourne, Victoria

Positive

Negative

No

Fractured wing

2021–02

Feb

GHFF

Adelaide, South Australia

Positive

Negative

Yes

Dog attack

2021–03

Mar

GHFF

Adelaide, South Australia

Positive

Negative

No

Dog attack

2021–04

Mar

GHFF

Melbourne, Victoria

Negative

Positive

Yes

ABLV*

  1. GHFF grey-headed flying fox, LRFF little red flying fox
  2. *This bat presented with clinical signs consistent with ABLV infection and tested positive to ABLV byqRT-PCR and FAT