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Volume 28, Number 8—August 2022
Research

Dog Ownership and Risk for Alveolar Echinococcosis, Germany

Julian Schmidberger1Comments to Author , Janne Uhlenbruck1, Patrycja Schlingeloff, Pavlo Maksimov, Franz J. Conraths, Benjamin Mayer, and Wolfgang Kratzer
Author affiliations: University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany (J. Schmidberger, J. Uhlenbruck, P. Schlingeloff, W. Kratzer); Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany (P. Maksimov, F.J. Conraths); Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm (B. Mayer)

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Table 2

Multivariable logistic regression analysis with estimations of odds of acquiring alveolar echinococcosis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, January 2019–February 2020*

Variable
Alveolar echinococcosis
aOR (95% CI)
p value†
Community type, no. residents
Large city, >100,000 Referent
Middle city, 20,000–100,000 0.127 (0.009–1.789) 0.1263
Small city, 5,000–20,000 1.054 (0.161–6.917) 0.9559
Rural community, <5,000
4.175 (0.711–24.534)
0.9559
Unattended
Garden Referent
Field 7.081 (1.523–32.931) 0.0126
Forest
1.221 (0.362–4.120)
0.7473
Dog eats carrion or prey
Frequently 2.125 (0.542–8.340) 0.2798
Rarely 0.514 (0.233–1.135) 0.0998
Never
Referent

Dog rolls in feces from other animals
Frequently 2.570 (0.962–6.865) 0.0598
Rarely 0.205 (0.078–0.538) 0.0013
Never
Referent

Dog hunts mice or prey
Frequently 0.664 (0.242–1.821) 0.4260
Rarely 0.766 (0.334–1.756) 0.5292
Never
Referent

Dog eats organic waste from other animals
Daily 12.840 (1.127–146.278) 0.0398
Weekly <0.001 (<0.001–>999.999) 0.9843
Monthly <0.001 (<0.001–>999.999) 0.9908
Never/ sporadic
Referent

Frequency of fur cleaning
Daily Referent
Weekly 0.472 (0.163–1.368) 0.1665
Monthly 0.400 (0.075–2.140) 0.2840
When soiled 0.543 (0.216–1.366) 0.1945
Never
7.567 (0.655–87.406)
0.1050
Veterinary visits
Only in case of illness 3.657 (1.480–9.039) 0.0050
1 vist/y 2.003 (0.767–5.233) 0.1560
>1 visit/y
Referent

Deworming frequency
1 time/mo Referent
3–4 times/y 0.183 (0.031–1.061) 0.0582
1 time/y 0.799 (0.125–5.091) 0.8124
If infection is suspected 0.190 (0.022–1.599) 0.1264
Never
0.734 (0.064–8.437)
0.8040
Feces tested for worm eggs
Regularly Referent
If infection is suspected 0.225 (0.045–1.118) 0.0681
Never
2.262 (0.598–8.562)
0.2292
Owner received education from veterinarian
Yes Referent
No
10.006 (4.282–23.383)
<0.0001
Purpose of dog ownership
Hunting 0.332 (0.083–1.329) 0.1192
Herding 6.831 (1.028–45.371) 0.0467
Sporting 0.668 (0.077–5.808) 0.7148
Guard/watch dog 2.776 (0.819–9.412) 0.1011
Breeding <0.001 (<0.001–>999.999) 0.1011
Pet Referent
Other
2.132 (0.149–30.566)
0.5773
Coat length of the dog
Short, 1–2 cm Referent
Medium, 2–7 cm 0.902 (0.371–2.192) 0.8205
Long, >7 cm 0.709 (0.205–2.446) 0.5860
Undercoat 0.319 (0.102–0.997) 0.0493

*Model adjusted for age and sex. Boldface indicates significance (p<0.05).

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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