Table 2 Serological evidence for filoviruses in bats outside of countries with known cases of autochthonous filovirus disease

From: Novel filoviruses: indication of a global threat or cause to reassess our risk perception?

Region

Country

Species

Seroprevalence

# samples

Reference

Australia

Australia

Pteropus alecto

23.4%

47

67

Pteropus scapulatus

30.4%

23

Pteropus poliocephalus

36.4%

22

Rhinolophus megaphyllus

10.0%

10

Chalinolobus morio

25.0%

12

Falsistrellus mackenziei

100.0%

5

Nyctophilus gouldi

28.6%

7

Vespadelus regulus

13.0%

23

Austronomus australis

9.1%

11

Chalinolobus gouldii

20.8%

24

Asia

Bangladesh

Rousettus leschenaultii

3.5%

141

68

China

Rousettus leschenaultii

60.8%

143

69

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

27.7%

47

Rhinolophus sinicus

32.4%

34

Rhinolophus affinis

34.9%

109

Rhinolophus pearsonii

50.0%

2

Hipposideros turpis

62.5%

8

Hipposideros armiger

23.3%

43

Hipposideros pomona

20.0%

5

Hipposideros larvatus

29.1%

79

Miniopterus schreibersii

60.6%

33

Myotis horsfieldii

78.3%

23

Scotophilus kuhlii

21.5%

107

China

Rousettus leschenaultii

8.7%

126

70

Cynopterus sphinx

100.0%

2

Hipposideros pomona

7.7%

39

Hipposideros spp.

6.7%

15

Rhinolophus affinis

1.4%

69

Miniopterus schreibersii

8.7%

23

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

11.4%

35

Myotis ricketti

4.8%

83

Myotis spp.

2.5%

118

Scotophilus kuhli

4.0%

25

India

Eonycteris spelaea

6.2%

16

71

Rousettus leschenaultii

13.3%

30

Central America

Trinidad

Artibeus planirostris trinitatis

2.8%

36

72

Artibeus lituratus

12.9%

31

Sacropteryx bilineata

14.3%

7

Africa

Cameroon

Mops spp.

0.4–2.3%

264

73

Eidolon helvum

0.6–5.7%

158

Hypsygnathus monstrosus

0.0–1.7%

176

Lissonycteris angolensis

0.0–6.7%

30

Rousettus aegyptiacus

0.0–6.1%

131

Cameroon

Eidolon helvum - juvenile

0.0-4.1%

220

74

Eidolon helvum - immature adult

11.6-70.2%

225

Eidolon helvum - adult

2.7-60.5%

372

Madagascar

Pteropus rufus

10.4%

201

75

Rousettus madagascariensis

8.4%

225

Zambia

Eidolon helvum

9.5%

748

76

Europe

Hungary

Miniopterus schreibersii - live

12.2%

74

30

Miniopterus schreibersii - dead

44.4%

9

Spain

Miniopterus schreibersii

36.5%

52

77