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Table 2 Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) serological status (IgG) of bats captured between 2003 and 2008 in Gabon and Republic of Congo, according to the collection site and period.

From: Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus

Period of collection

E. franqueti

H. monstrosus

M. torquata

Total

Mbomo 2003

4/100 (4)

2/18 (11)

2/50 (4)

8/168 (5)

Mbomo 2005

10/132 (8)

5/38 (13)

11/144 (8)

26/314 (8)

Mbomo 2006

5/221 (2)

2/39 (5)

3/234 (1)

10/494 (2)

Total

19/453 (4)

9/95 (9)

16/428 (4)

44/976 (4)

Haut-Ogooué 2005

8/109 (7)

0/1

2/44 (5)

10/154 (7)

Haut-Ogooué 2006

3/113 (3)

0/1

0/16

3/130 (2)

Haut-Ogooué 2008

3/59 (5)

0/12

0/2

3/73 (4)

Total

14/281 (5)

0/14

2/62 (3)

16/357 (4)

  1. Data are numbers of ZEBOV IgG-positive bats versus numbers of captured bats, and (row) percentages. Only data for the three bat species suspected of being EBOV reservoirs are reported.