Table 1.

Proportion of Luminex-positive snakes that were positive by RT-PCR for eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus from Tuskegee National Forest, Alabama, USA*

Species	Common name	No. tested	% RT-PCR positive	95% CI
Coluber constrictor	Racer	4	0	ND*
Agkistrodon contortrix	Copperhead	3	33.3	0–87
Agkistrogon piscivorus	Cottonmouth	54	22.2	13–35
Storeria dekayi	Dekay's brownsnake	1	0	ND
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis	Midland water snake	2	0	ND
Nerodia erythrogaster	Plain-bellied water snake	7	0	ND
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck snake	1	0	ND
Crotalus horridus	Timber rattlesnake	1	0	ND

^*RT-PCR = quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; CI = confidence interval; ND = not determined.