Table 2 Seropositivity among dogs and cats, split into risk factor groupings where data were availablea.
From: Evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs from households in Italy
Dogs | Cats | |||||
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Risk factor | No. + (total) | % | p | No. + (total) | % | p |
Household | 0.004 | 1.000 | ||||
Covid+ | 6 (47) | 12.8% | 1 (22) | 4.5% | ||
Covid− | 2 (133) | 1.5% | 1 (38) | 2.6% | ||
Suspected Covid+ | 1 (7) | 14.3% | 0 (3) | 0.0% | ||
Sex | 0.045 | 0.492 | ||||
Male | 7 (83) | 8.4% | 2 (31) | 6.5% | ||
Female | 2 (105) | 1.9% | 0 (30) | 0.0% | ||
Age (years) | na | na | ||||
<1 | 0 (20) | 0.0% | 0 (9) | 0.0% | ||
1–3 | 5 (70) | 7.1% | 1 (22) | 4.5% | ||
4–7 | 2 (83) | 2.4% | 1 (19) | 5.3% | ||
8+ | 4 (137) | 2.9% | 2 (62) | 3.2% | ||
Unknown | 4 (141) | 2.8% | 7 (78) | 9.0% |