Volume 30, Number 5—May 2024
Research Letter
Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985–2020
Christie Jones, Amanda Vicente-Santos, Julie A. Clennon, and Thomas R. Gillespie
Table
Statistical relationship between bovine rabies virus outbreaks and relative variables of distance to forested areas, human density, and cattle density, Costa Rica, 1985–2020*
| Relative variable | Estimate | SE | t-value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance to forest | 4.33 × 10−4 | 3.32 × 10−1 | 1.95 | 0.05† |
| Human density | –3.93 × 10−5 | 1.93 × 10−5 | –1.53 | 0.13 |
| Cattle density | –3.76 × 10−5 | 3.23 × 10−5 | –0.93 | 0.35 |
*Results of a generalized linear mixed model regression analysis used to determine a statistical relationship between deforestation, human and bovine density, and bovine rabies outbreaks using data from the National Animal Health Service of Costa Rica, the 2014 Atlas of Costa Rica aerial photograph, the 2018 National Territorial Information System aerial photograph, population data, and population density estimates based on growth trends. †p-value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.
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