Volume 17, Number 2—February 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Perspective
Zoonoses in the Bedroom
Table 1
Estimated pet dog and cat populations in developed countries and estimated percentage of these pets sleeping on/in owner’s bed , 1974–2010
Country | Dogs |
Cats |
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Estimated population, millions | % Sleeping on/ in owner’s bed | Estimated population, millions | % Sleeping on/ in owner’s bed | ||
United States | 60 | 21–33 | 75 | 60 | |
United Kingdom | 8 | 14 | 8 | 45 | |
France | 8 | 30 | 9 | 45 | |
The Netherlands | 2 | 45 | 3 | 62 |