The TS and RS specimens for 78 Rousettus spp. bats were collected in VTM from seven States (Kerala, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab and Telangana). The TS and RS specimens of 508 Pteropus spp. bats were also collected in VTM from 10 States/UTs in India (Kerala, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana). During the trapping process, 12 (8 Rousettus and 4 Pteropus spp.) bats died. Organ specimens (intestine and kidney) were collected from these bats (TS and RS specimens of these 12 bats were included in the total number of samples).