Research Article

Reemergence of Yellow Fever in Brazil: The Role of Distinct Landscape Fragmentation Thresholds

Table 1

Association between YF occurrence and forest fragmentation in negative binomial regression.

Xn (independent variables)Adjusted relative riskConfidence interval 95%

High forest fragmentation1.851.24–2.750.0031
Partial forest fragmentation0.810.54–1.230.23
No vaccination or coverage1.741.25–2.420.0011
Larger municipal population (>100,000 ppl)1.370.93–2.010.11
Larger municipal area (>50,000 m2)1.611.17–2.210.0041

1Statistically significant variables at the confidence level of 0.05.