Table 3 Risk ratios for ophidiomycosis category by species. NS = non-significant, dashes indicate absence of analysis due to structural zeros.

From: Ophidiomycosis surveillance of snakes in Georgia, USA reveals new host species and taxonomic associations with disease

Species

vs.

Possible ophidiomycosis vs. negative

Apparent ophidiomycosis vs. negative

Risk ratio

95% Confidence interval

p value

Risk ratio

95% Confidence interval

p value

D. couperi

A. piscivorus

8.8

(2.9–27.2)

0.0001

5.4

(2–14.7)

0.001

D. couperi

C. adamanteus

47

(5.8–380.2)

 < 0.0001

9.3

(3.2–27.5)

 < 0.0001

D. couperi

C. coccinea

27

(5.7–127)

 < 0.0001

57.7

(7.2–463)

 < 0.0001

D. couperi

C. constrictor

8.4

(3.5–20.7)

 < 0.0001

12.8

(4.8–34.4)

 < 0.0001

D. couperi

H. platirhinos

14.2

(4.3–46.9)

 < 0.0001

56.1

(7–449.5)

 < 0.0001

D. couperi

L. pygaea

32.2

(3.9–264.7)

0.001

–

–

–

D. couperi

N. fasciata

10.7

(4.3–26.7)

 < 0.0001

22.9

(7.1–74.2)

 < 0.0001

D. couperi

P. alleghaniensis

4.3

(1.9–9.7)

 < 0.0001

10.6

(3.9–28.8)

 < 0.0001

D. couperi

P. guttatus

20.6

(5.5–76.8)

 < 0.0001

–

–

–

D. couperi

S. miliarius

33.8

(4.1–277.7)

0.001

38.5

(4.7–317.6)

0.0006

D. couperi

T. saurita

6.9

(2–24.3)

0.002

27.7

(3.3–231.1)

0.002

D. couperi

T. sirtalis

11.6

(3.8–35.3)

 < 0.0001

30.1

(6.4–142)

 < 0.0001

N. erythrogaster

H. platirhinos

NS

NS

NS

33.7

(3.6–312)

0.002

N. erythrogaster

N. fasciata

NS

NS

NS

13.8

(3.4–56.6)

0.0003

N. erythrogaster

T. sirtalis

NS

NS

NS

18.1

(3.2–103.4)

0.001

N. erythrogaster

C. coccinea

NS

NS

NS

34.7

(3.7–323)

0.002

N. erythrogaster

C. constrictor

NS

NS

NS

7.7

(2.2–27.3)

0.002

N. taxispilota

N. fasciata

NS

NS

NS

22.9

(26.4–82.2)

0.0007

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