[Analysis on the risk factors of severe acute respiratory syndromes coronavirus infection in workers from animal markets]

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2004 Jun;25(6):503-5.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the possible risk factors of severe acute respiratory syndromes coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection in workers from animal markets.

Methods: Self-designed questionnaires were used and serum samples were tested. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data.

Results: 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.

Conclusion: Job that dealing with palm civets was the main risk factor of SARS-CoV infection in animal market workers.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Husbandry*
  • Animals
  • Carrier State / epidemiology
  • Carrier State / virology
  • China / epidemiology
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Poultry
  • Risk Factors
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / virology
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / immunology
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires