Risk factors associated with seropositivity to California serogroup viruses in humans and pet dogs, Quebec, Canada
| Autor: | Nicholas H. Ogden, J P Rocheleau, L. R. Lindsay, Julie Arsenault, Pascal Michel, A Fortin, Michael A. Drebot, Antonia Dibernardo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Cross-sectional study 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Odocoileus medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences Dogs 0302 clinical medicine Encephalitis California Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Odds Ratio medicine Animals Humans Public Health Surveillance Dog Diseases California encephalitis virus Seroconversion Original Paper biology business.industry Public health Quebec Pets Odds ratio biology.organism_classification Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Infectious Diseases Multivariate Analysis Female Risk assessment business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiol Infect |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0950268818001000 |
| Popis: | Jamestown Canyon and snowshoe hare viruses are two emerging human pathogens associated with cases of neuroinvasive disease in North America. This study aimed to identify environmental and individual risk factors for seropositivity to these arboviruses in humans and pet dogs from Québec, Canada, 2012–2014. In humans, areas with moderate densities of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were associated with higher odds of seropositivity compared with areas with low densities of white-tailed deer (OR 2.50, P = 0.009) and odds of seropositivity were higher in males than in females (OR 2.03, P = 0.016). Among humans reporting more than 10 mosquito bites weekly, the odds of being seropositive were 4.44 times higher (P = 0.004) for people living in hardwood forested areas. Exposure to areas with coniferous forests was identified as the main environmental risk factor for seroconversion in dogs (OR 2.39, P = 0.04). These findings may help target further public health research, diagnostic and surveillance efforts in Canada. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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