Table 3. Heterogeneity of WNV-prevalence across different land-cover types in NYC.
Land-cover type | Area (%) | WNV prevalence | Expected WNV prevalence | κ2 | p |
Developed, open space | 6.15 | 34 | 18.24 | 14.03 | <0.001 |
Developed, low intensity | 11.9 | 107 | 80.94 | 9.65 | 0.002 |
Developed, medium intensity | 28.14 | 262 | 246.52 | 1.62 | 0.2 |
Developed, high intensity | 40.07 | 187 | 263.79 | 38.96 | <0.001 |
Barren land | 0.63 | 1 | 0.21 | 2.87 | 0.09 |
Deciduous forest | 3.72 | 2 | 2.81 | 0.23 | 0.628 |
Evergreen forest | 0.54 | 7 | 0.43 | 100.56 | <0.001 |
Mixed forest | 0.11 | 2 | 0.61 | 3.18 | 0.074 |
Crops | 0.84 | 1 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.457 |
Woody wetland | 1.99 | 10 | 3.06 | 15.81 | <0.001 |
Herbaceous wetland | 2.68 | 6 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 0.003 |
Degrees of freedom was 1, and a Bonferroni-corrected significance level of α = 0.005 was used. Table only lists land-cover types in which WNV-positive dead birds were found. Land-cover types significantly different from the average are bold.