Risk factors associated with seropositivity to California serogroup viruses in humans and pet dogs, Quebec, Canada

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection Jg. 146; H. 9; S. 1167 - 1176
Hauptverfasser: Rocheleau, J. P., Michel, P., Lindsay, L. R., Drebot, M., Dibernardo, A., Ogden, N. H., Fortin, A., Arsenault, J.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2018
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ISSN:0950-2688, 1469-4409, 1469-4409
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268818001000