Volume 11, Number 12, December 2005

Bat Nipah Virus, Thailand

Supaporn Wacharapluesadee,* Boonlert Lumlertdacha,† Kalyanee Boongird,‡ Sawai Wanghongsa,‡ Lawan Chanhome,† Pierre Rollin,§ Patrick Stockton,§ Charles E. Rupprecht,§ Thomas G. Ksiazek,§ and Thiravat Hemachudha*
*Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; †Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; ‡Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand; and §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Figure. Locations in Thailand where bats have been captured. 1 = Chon Buri, 2 = Sing Buri, 3 = Ayutthaya, 4 = Cha Choeng Sao, 5 = Ra Yong, 6 = Pra Chin Buri, 7 = Ratcha Buri, 8 = Surat Thani, 9 = Bangkok. Species analyzed: Cs = Cynopterus sphinx, Em=Emballonura monticola, Es = Eonycteris spelaea, Ha = Hipposideros armiger, Hl = Hipposideros larvatus, Ms = Megaderma spasma, Ph = Pteropus hypomelanus, Pl = P. lylei, Pv = P. vampyrus, Rs = Rousettus leschenaulti, Sh = Scotophilus heathi, Tp = Tadarida plicata.

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