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Table 1 Infection rates of Polychromophilus spp. in Malagasy bats based on molecular screening

From: Polychromophilus spp. (Haemosporida) in Malagasy bats: host specificity and insights on invertebrate vectors

Family

Species

Tested

Positive

Negative

IR

TI

Pteropodidae

Pteropus rufus

20

0

20

0

0

Eidolon dupreanum

11

0

11

0

0

Rousettus madagascariensis

49

0

49

0

0

Hipposideridae

Hipposideros commersoni

27

0

27

0

0

Rhinonycteridae

Paratriaenops furculus

14

1

13

7.1

0.1

Triaenops menamena

42

0

42

0

0

Emballonuridae

Coleura kibomalandy

3

0

3

0

0

Paremballonura tiavato

6

0

6

0

0

Molossidae

Chaerephon atsinanana

34

0

34

0

0

Chaerephon leucogaster

94

0

94

0

0

Mops leucostigma

68

0

68

0

0

Mops midas

19

0

19

0

0

Mormopterus jugularis

152

0

152

0

0

Otomops madagascariensis

39

0

39

0

0

Miniopteridae

Miniopterus aelleni

7

5

2

71.4

0.5

Miniopterus cf. manavi

19

7

12

36.8

0.7

Miniopterus gleni

22

16

6

72.7

1.7

Miniopterus griffithsi

7

5

2

71.4

0.5

Miniopterus griveaudi

116

43

73

37.1

4.5

Miniopterus mahafaliensis

89

23

66

25.8

2.4

Miniopterus majori

7

2

5

28.6

0.2

Miniopterus sororculus

22

8

14

36.4

0.8

Vespertilionidae

Hypsugo bemainty

2

0

2

0

0

Myotis goudoti

48

20

28

41.7

2.1

Neoromicia malagasyensis

2

0

2

0

0

Neoromicia matroka

3

0

3

0

0

Neoromicia robertsi

2

0

2

0

0

Pipistrellus hesperidus

11

0

11

0

0

Pipistrellus raceyi

3

0

3

0

0

Pipistrellus/Neoromicia sp.

8

0

8

0

0

Scotophilus marovaza

1

0

1

0

0

Total

947

130

817

 

13.5

  1. IR Infection rate per species, TI Total infection rates