Supporting data for: Multi-year comparison of community- and species-level West Nile virus antibody prevalence in birds from Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois USA 2005 - 2016

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The data included in this deposition was used to compare incidence of West Nile virus antibody presence/absence (i.e., seroprevalence) in birds sampled in Atlanta, Georgia (2010 - 2016) and Chicago, Illinois (2005 – 2012). Seroprevalence was measured in wild bird sera using ELISA and serum neutralization methods, and seroprevalence among species, year, and location of sampling were compared using generalized linear mixed effects models (GLMMs). Overall findings included higher seroprevalence rates in year round resident birds in each city as well as in birds sampled in Atlanta compared to Chicago. The uploaded data is in .csv format and contains all of the relevant information to reproduce the results in the associated manuscript, "Multi-year comparison of community- and species-level West Nile virus antibody prevalence in birds from Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois USA 2005 - 2016", accepted by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The accompanying metadata .docx file provides brief explanations of the row and column information. Summary results and figures can be generated from the raw data alone; statistical results and figures should be performed after careful attention to the manuscript. Users can use any program to review and analyze this data. though please note the author's visualized and analyzed this data using R and multiple R packages.

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Please reference the metadata file and the manuscript in order to reproduce the results.

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