Volume 18, Number 6—June 2012
Letter
Novel Variant of Beilong Paramyxovirus in Rats, China
Patrick C.Y. Woo1, Susanna K.P. Lau1, Beatrice H.L. Wong1, Ying Wu, Carol S.F. Lam, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
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.
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