Fig 1.
The location of the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean region, with the three islands St. Croix (STX), St. John (STJ), and St. Thomas labeled.
Map base layers were obtained from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-Caribbean.svg and https://catalog.data.gov/de/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-2017-state-united-states-virgin-islands-current-estate-state-based-shapefi.
Fig 2.
USVI mongoose sampling regions (n = 10) for determination of rabies freedom, with contiguous forest regions highlighted.
This figure was adapted from Chakroff, Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture [16].
Fig 3.
Location and number of small Indian mongooses (Urva auropunctata) sampled (n = 312) for rabies antibody and antigen—United States Virgin Islands, 2019–2020.
All mongoose serum and brain samples tested negative for rabies antibody by using the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test, and rabies antigen by using the direct fluorescent antibody test, respectively. Map base layer was obtained from https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5ae3f8ede4b0e2c2dd320df8.
Table 1.
Location and sex of small Indian mongooses (Urva auropunctata) sampled for rabies antigen and antibody testing (n = 312)* —United States Virgin Islands, 2019–2020.
Fig 4.
Mongoose (n = 312) weight (grams) comparisons by sex and island*—United States Virgin Islands, 2019–2020, including St. Croix (STX), St. John (STJ), and St. Thomas (STT).
Table 2.
Mean weight in grams (95% CI) of small Indian mongooses (Urva auropunctata) sampled (n = 312)—United States Virgin Islands, 2019–2020.