Table 2. - revalence of antibodies for the RABV in the bat specimens captured in Capanema, Para (Brazil) by season, age, and sex.
Dry season | Rainy season | Total | |||||||
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n | n+ | % (CI) | n | n+ | % (CI) | n | n+ | % (CI) | |
Females | 120 | 60 | 50.00 (41.06-58.94) | 128 | 54 | 42.19 (33.63-50.75) | 248 | 114 | 45.97 (39.77-52.17) |
Males | 98 | 51 | 52.04 (42.15-61.93) | 95 | 57 | 60.00 (50.15-69.85) | 193 | 108 | 55.96 (48.96-62.96) |
Adults | 203 | 104 | 51.23 (44.35-58.11) | 177 | 95 | 53.67 (46.32-61.02) | 380 | 199 | 52.37 (47.35-57.39) |
Juveniles | 15 | 7 | 46.67 (21.42-71.92) | 46 | 16 | 34.78 (21.02-48.54) | 61 | 23 | 37.70 (25.54-49.86) |
Total | 218 | 111 | 50.92 (44.28-57.56) | 223 | 111 | 49.78 (43.22-56.34) | 441 | 222 | 50.34 (45.67-55.01) |
n: number of individuals analyzed; n+: number of seropositive bats; CI: 95% confidence intervals.