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. 2018 Jul 27;13(7):e0201295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201295

Table 4. Unadjusted odds ratios (OR) for risk factors associated with molecular detection of virus in 78 worker nasal wash samples collected from farms, abattoirs, and live animal markets in Sarawak, Malaysia in June and July of 2017.

Viral positivity is defined as a positive rPCRor rRT-PCR result for at least one of the following viruses: adenovirus, coronavirus, enterovirus, encephalomyocarditis virus, influenza A-D, porcine circovirus 2, or porcine rotavirus C.

Viral positivity in worker nasal wash samples PCV2 in worker nasal wash samples
Risk factors Total N polled % Positive Unadjusted OR (95% CI) % Positive Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Contact with pigs (1 meter) in the last 30 days 78 14.1 5.1
 Yes 61 14.8 1.30 (0.23, 13.6) 6.6 Ref
 No 17 11.8 Ref 0.0 0.00 (0.00, 3.45)
Household member contact with pigs (1 meter) in the last 30 days 77 14.3 5.2
 Yes 9 22.2 1.87 (0.16, 12.12) 22.2 9.43 (0.57, 141.34)
 No 68 13.2 Ref 2.9 Ref
Type of pigs worked with in the last 30 days (>1 answer possible) 48 14.6 6.3
 Breeding 10 40.0 7.56 (0.95, 61.98) 10.0 1.94 (0.03, 40.75)
 Farrowing 8 37.5 5.25 (0.57, 41.15) 0.0 0.00 (0.00, 6.61)
 Nursery pigs 15 26.7 3.52 (0.49, 27.21) 13.3 4.77 (0.22, 290.18)
 Wean-to-Finish 9 44.4 9.33 (1.12, 78.97) 11.1 2.25 (0.03, 47.40)
 Finishers 8 37.5 5.25 (0.57, 41.15) 12.5 2.64 (0.04, 56.10)
 Slaughter 18 5.6 0.24 (0.00, 2.28) 0 0.00 (0.00, 2.09)
 Transport 17 17.6 1.39 (0.18, 9.50) 5.9 0.88 (0.01, 18.12)
Market stall type 30 13.3 3.3
 Butchered pork market stall 13 15.4 2.18 (0.10, 139.26) 7.7 ----
 Live chicken market stall 4 25.0 4.00 (0.04, 339.49) 0
 Butchered chicken market stall 13 7.7 Ref 0
Total number of pigs on site (reported by site manager) 48 6.3 6.3
 1000+ 7 42.9 10.88 (0.86, 153.20) 42.9 ----
 200–999 10 20.0 3.62 (0.22, 55.31) 0
 100–199 31 6.4 Ref 0
Frequency of spotting rodents on farm or abattoir 46 13.0 4.4
 Daily 7 28.6 2.40 (0.09, 164.79) 28.6 ----
 Weekly 7 14.3 Ref 0
 Rarely 16 18.8 1.38 (0.09, 84.63) 0
 Never 16 0 ---- 0

Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2)