Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024
Research
Rapid Increase in Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antibodies among Dogs, Northwestern North Carolina, USA, 2017–20211
Table 3
Spatial autocorrelation of canine Borrelia burgdorferi seroprevalence among surveyed households in Watauga County, North Carolina, USA, 2017–2021*
Year | Moran’s I | p value |
---|---|---|
2017 | 0.30 | 0.002 |
2018 | 0.38 | <0.001 |
2019 | 0.38 | <0.001 |
2020 | 0.10 | 0.207 |
2021 | −0.20 | 0.128 |
*Number of surveyed households was 2,739. Moran’s I values were aggregated to the US census block groups (n = 35).
1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the Virginia Mosquito Control Association Annual Conference; February 14–15, 2023; Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA; and the North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association Annual Meeting; November 15–17, 2023; Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA.