Table 1 Direct contact with animals
From: Risk factors for human Leptospira seropositivity in South Germany
Comparison of exposure groups “frequent” or “occasional” vs. “rare” or “never” | Proportion of Leptospira IgG positive subjects | Corrected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposed | Non-exposed | RR [95 % CI] | Exposed | Non-exposed | RR [95 % CI] | |
Rat (pet) | 41.7 % (5/12) | 3.8 % (37/964) | 10.9 [4.6; 20.1] | 48.1 % (5.8/12) | 3.5 % (33.4/964) | 13.9 [4.8; 25.3] |
Cattle (livestock) | 12.5 % (4/32) | 4.0 % (38/947) | 3.1 [1.2; 7.5] | 13.7 % (4.4/32) | 3.7 % (34.8/947) | 3.7 [1.3; 9.6] |
Poultry (livestock) | 11.9 % (5/42) | 4.0 % (37/931) | 3.0 [1.2; 6.8] | 13.0 % (5.5/42) | 3.6 % (33.8/931) | 3.6 [1.3; 8.6] |
Mouse (pet) | 11.5 % (3/26) | 4.1 % (39/950) | 2.8 [0.9; 7.4] | 12.5 % (3.3/26) | 3.8 % (35.9/950) | 3.3 [0.9; 9.8] |
Guinea pig (pet) | 10.2 % (5/49) | 4.0 % (37/927) | 2.6 [1.0; 5.8] | 11.0 % (5.4/49) | 3.6 % (33.8/927) | 3.0 [1.1; 7.4] |
Any livestock animal | 7.5 % (10/133) | 3.7 % (32/855) | 2.0 [1.0; 3.9] | 7.8 % (10.4/133) | 3.4 % (28.7/855) | 2.3 [1.1; 4.9] |
Cat (pet) | 5.7 % (22/386) | 3.3 % (20/602) | 1.7 [0.9; 3.1] | 5.7 % (21.8/386) | 2.9 % (17.2/602) | 2.0 [1.0; 3.8] |
Any pet | 4.9 % (31/636) | 3.0 % (11/365) | 1.6 [0.8; 3.3] | 4.7 % (29.8/636) | 2.5 % (9.1/365) | 1.9 [0.8; 4.0] |
Hare (pet) | 6.3 % (5/80) | 4.1 % (37/892) | 1.5 [0.6; 3.5] | 6.3 % (5.0/80) | 3.8 % (34.2/892) | 1.6 [0.7; 4.4] |
Dog (pet) | 5.2 % (19/366) | 3.7 % (23/623) | 1.4 [0.8; 2.6] | 5.1 % (18.5/366) | 3.3 % (20.5/623) | 1.5 [0.8; 3.0] |
Bird (pet) | 6.0 % (4/67) | 4.2 % (38/912) | 1.4 [0.5; 3.6] | 6.0 % (4.0/67) | 3.9 % (35.1/912) | 1.6 [0.6; 4.0] |
Horse (livestock) | 4.9 % (4/81) | 4.2 % (38/897) | 1.2 [0.4; 3.0] | 4.8 % (3.9/81) | 3.9 % (35.3/897) | 1.2 [0.3; 3.3] |
Goat (livestock) | 4.2 % (1/24) | 4.2 % (40/952) | 1.0 [0.1; 5.0] | 3.9 % (0.9/24) | 3.9 % (37.1/952) | 1.0 [0.0; 5.3] |
Rabbit (pet) | 3.7 % (4/109) | 4.4 % (38/868) | 0.8 [0.3; 2.2] | 3.3 % (3.6/109) | 4.1 % (35.6/868) | 0.8 [0.2; 2.4] |
Hamster (pet) | 2.9 % (1/35) | 4.4 % (41/942) | 0.7 [0.0; 3.4] | 2.3 % (0.8/35) | 4.1 % (38.4/942) | 0.6 [0.0; 3.7] |
Sheep (livestock) | 0.0 % (0/23) | 4.4 % (42/954) | 0.0 [0.0; 3.3] | 0.0 % (0/23) | 4.1 % (39.4/954) | 0.0 [0.0; 3.4] |
Pig (livestock) | 0.0 % (0/9) | 4.3 % (42/967) | 0.0 [0.0; 7.3] | 0.0 % (0/9) | 4.1 % (39.3/967) | 0.0 [0.0; 7.7] |