TABLE 2.
Set of variables gathered for risk factor modeling of exposure of individual deer to Coxiella burnetii
| Factor | Variable codea | Description of variable (unit of measurement) |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | X* | Longitude (m) |
| Y* | Latitude (m) | |
| Se* | Season (Sp, spring; Su, summer; Au, autumn; Wi, winter) | |
| AvSpT* | Avg spring temp (°C) | |
| Management | EsT*b | Estate type (Um, unmanaged free-ranging; Mg, managed free-ranging; Fd, farmed) |
| Host | CFd* | Density of cattle farms in the municipality (farms/km2) |
| SFd | Density of sheep farms in the municipality (farms/km2) | |
| GFd | Density of goat farms in the municipality (farms/km2) | |
| SrFd* | Density of small-ruminant farms in the municipality (farms/km2) | |
| RuFd | Density of ruminant farms in the municipality (farms/km2) | |
| Cd | Density of cattle in the municipality (animals/km2) | |
| Sd | Density of sheep in the municipality (animals/km2) | |
| Gd | Density of goats in the municipality (animals/km2) | |
| Srd | Density of small ruminants in the municipality (animals/km2) | |
| Rud* | Density of ruminants in the municipality (animals/km2) | |
| RdFi* | Environmental favorability for red deer | |
| RoFi | Environmental favorability for roe deer | |
| WbFi | Environmental favorability for wild boar | |
| HUd* | Density of humans in the municipality (people/km2) | |
| HsDi | Distance to the nearest human settlement (km) | |
| Sx* | Sex (M, male; F, female) | |
| Ag* | Age class (Cf, calf; Yr, yearling; Sa, subadult; Ad, adult) | |
| Unclassified | Sy* | Sampling yr |
a
Variables included in the statistical modeling process are marked with asterisks.
b
This variable was included only in the overall (unmanaged plus managed plus farmed) deer data set.