A total of 464 bats were captured, comprising 403 bats from 19 species at Bulacan and 61 bats from two species at Subic Bay (Fig. 1) (Table 1). Bulacan yielded 351 serum samples and 739 swab samples (148 pools) suitable for testing: 299 oropharangeal swabs (60 pools), 248 rectal swabs (50 pools) and 192 urine swabs (38 pools). A complete suite of samples was not collected from all bats. Subic Bay yielded 61 serum samples and 183 swab samples suitable for testing: 61 oropharangeal swabs, 61 rectal swabs, 31 urogenital swabs and 30 urine samples.
Fig. 1 Bat sampling locations in Bulacan Province and Subic Bay Freeport Zone on the Philippine island of Luzon
Table 1 Details of 464 bats captured at two locations on the Philippine island of Luzon in 2010
Species Count Location
Fruit-bats
 Pteropodidae
   Acerodon jubatus 56 Subic Bay
   Cynopterus brachyotis 37 Bulacan
   Eonycteris robusta 11 Bulacan
   Eonycteris spalea 1 Bulacan
   Ptenochirus jagori 52 Bulacan
   Pteropus vampyrus 5 Subic Bay
   Rousettus amplexicaudatus 42 Bulacan
Insectivorous bats
 Mollosidae
   Chaerephon plicata 82 Bulacan
 Hipposideridae
   Hipposideros ater 1 Bulacan
   Hipposideros diadema 6 Bulacan
   Hipposideros pygmeus 8 Bulacan
   Hipposideros sp. 1 Bulacan
 Vespertillionidae
   Miniopterus australis 70 Bulacan
   Miniopterus schreibersii 44 Bulacan
   Murina cyclotis 1 Bulacan
   Myotis horsfieldii 5 Bulacan
   Tylonycteris robustula 3 Bulacan
 Rhinolophidae
   Rhinolophus arcuatus 31 Bulacan
   Rhinolophus philippinensis 1 Bulacan
   Rhinolophus rufus 6 Bulacan
   Rhinolophus virgo 1 Bulacan
Total 464