Table 1. Sample numbers and prevalence estimates from gammaherpesvirus qPCR analysis of DNA extracted from Vermont bobcat spleens.
Sample | Number of samples | Prevalence % | 90% CI | P value | |||
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Total | GHV negative | GHV positive | |||||
Total | All individuals | 64 | 23 | 41 | 64.06 | 53.81–73.17 | |
Sex | Male | 28 | 12 | 16 | 57.14 | 41.81–71.22 | 0.31 |
Female | 36 | 11 | 25 | 69.44 | 55.83–80.34 | ||
Age | Adult (≥2 years) | 24 | 2 | 22 | 91.67 | 77.69–97.20 | 0.00027 |
Young (<2 years) | 39 | 21 | 18 | 46.15 | 33.70–59.10 | ||
Season | 2015 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 60.00 | 45.01–73.29 | 0.52 |
2016 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 67.65 | 53.58–79.11 |