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Table 2 Number and percentage of bats sampled in 2022 and 2023 categorized by family, genus and species

From: Phylogenetic inferences reveal multiple intra- and interhost genetic diversity among bat rabies viruses circulating in northeastern Brazil

Family, Genus and Species

Sample n (%)

Positive* n (%)

Rabies prevalence

Emballonuridae

7 (1.9)

0

-

Cormura

  

-

Cormura brevirostris

1

0

 

Peropteryx

  

-

Peropteryx macrotis

6

0

 

Molossidae

216 (60.6)

35 (92.1)

16.2

Unidentified species

1

0

 

Eumops

  

3.22

Eumops glaucinus

3

0

 

Eumops perotis

28

1

 

Molossus

  

18.5

Molossus molossus

183

34

 

Nyctinomops

  

-

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

1

0

 

Mormoopidae

7 (1.9)

0

-

Pteronotus

  

-

Pteronotus gymnonotus

7

0

 

Noctilionidae

1 (0.2)

0

-

Noctilio

  

-

Noctilio leporinus

1

0

 

Phyllostomidae

125 (35.1)

3 (7.8)

2.4

Artibeus

  

11.1

Artibeus jamaicensis

2

2

 

Artibeus lituratus

16

0

 

Carollia

  

-

Carollia perspicillata

7

0

 

Desmodus

  

1.9

Desmodus rotundus

51

1

 

Glossophaga

  

-

Glossophaga soricina

14

0

 

Phylloderma

  

-

Phylloderma stenops

2

0

 

Phyllostomus

  

-

Phyllostomus hastatus

17

0

 

Promops

  

-

Promops nasutus

2

0

 

Rhinophylla

  

-

Rhinophylla fischerae

11

0

 

Sturnira

  

-

Sturnira lilium

2

0

 

Uroderma

  

-

Uroderma bilobatum

1

0

 

Total

356

38

10.6

  1. *Positive results are based on PCR analysis