an increasing trendP = 0.02
An increasing trend in annual positivity was significant only for big brown bats ( P = 0.02), and was circumstantially linked to a geographic cluster.
An increasing trend in annual positivity was significant only for big brown bats ( P = 0.02), and was circumstantially linked to a geographic cluster.
Annual trends Annual RABV positivity for all species ranged from 3.4% (9/268 bats, 95% CI: 1.7–6.3) to 8.1% (22/273 bats, 95% CI: 5.3–11.9) ( Fig 3 and S1 Fig ) and a significant trend was not detected from 2006 to 2017 ( P = 0.67), including when stratified by biogeography.