Analysis on the risk factors of severe acute respiratory syndromes coronavirus infection in workers from animal markets / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
;
(12): 503-505, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-342325
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the possible risk factors of severe acute respiratory syndromes coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection in workers from animal markets.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Self-designed questionnaires were used and serum samples were tested. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Results from simple factor logistic regression analysis showed that jobs which dealing with domestic livestock, wild livestock, wild animals, aquatics were related to risk factors of SARS-CoV infection. Results from multifactor logistic regression analysis showed that jobs that dealing with wild livestock and poultry were important risk factors with OR 12.28 and 0.41.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Job that dealing with palm civets was the main risk factor of SARS-CoV infection in animal market workers.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Poultry
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Virology
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Disease Reservoirs
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Carrier State
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Logistic Models
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China
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Epidemiology
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Occupational Exposure
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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