Volume 27, Number 7—July 2021
Dispatch
Cross-Sectional Serosurvey of Companion Animals Housed with SARS-CoV-2–Infected Owners, Italy
Barbara Colitti
, Luigi Bertolotti, Alessandro Mannelli, Gianmarco Ferrara, Andrea Vercelli, Andrea Grassi, Claudio Trentin, Saverio Paltrinieri, Chiara Nogarol, Nicola Decaro, Emiliana Brocchi, and Sergio Rosati
, Luigi Bertolotti, Alessandro Mannelli, Gianmarco Ferrara, Andrea Vercelli, Andrea Grassi, Claudio Trentin, Saverio Paltrinieri, Chiara Nogarol, Nicola Decaro, Emiliana Brocchi, and Sergio Rosati
Table 2
Results of multivariable exact logistic regression of the association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seropositivity among cats and dogs and infected owners, Italy, March–June 2020
| Level of analysis |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p value* |
|---|---|---|
| Individual animal |
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| Owners’ status |
6.1† (0.97–∞) |
0.055 |
| Cat vs. dog |
7.6 (1.9–44.4) |
0.002 |
| Household |
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| Owners’ status |
5.8† (0.9–∞) |
0.068 |
| No. tested cats |
2.5 (1.3–5.2) |
0.008 |
| *p value based on 2-tailed test. †Median unbiased estimate. |
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