Volume 18, Number 6—June 2012
Letter
Novel Variant of Beilong Paramyxovirus in Rats, China
Table
Mammals screened for Beilong virus, People’s Republic of China, September 2008–August 2009
Animal | Sample type* |
---|---|
Bats, n = 502 | Throat swab, rectal swab |
Cats, n = 130 | Nasal swab, rectal swab, urine, blood |
Cattle, n = 100 | Nasal swab, rectal swab, liver, buffy coat, plasma |
Dogs, n = 149 | Nasal swab, rectal swab, urine, blood |
Hamsters, n = 49 | Throat swab, intestinal swab, kidney |
Pigs, n = 100 | Nasal swab, rectal swab, liver, blood |
Wild urban rodents, n = 120 | Rectal swab, throat swab, rectal swab, kidney, spleen |
Wild rural rodents, n = 248 | Throat swab, rectal swab |
*All sample types listed for each animal were collected except wild rodents: 237 throat swab and 246 rectal swab samples were collected from 248 wild rodents.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.