Table 2.
Exposure to different animal species and zoonotic pathogens as reported by veterinarians in Finland in the study in 2009 (N = 306)
| Yes |
No |
No answer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
| Exposure to any animal species∗ | 304 | 99.3 | 97.6–99.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2–2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.2 |
| Dog | 294 | 96.1 | 93.3–97.7 | 11 | 3.6 | 2.0–6.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Cat | 292 | 95.4 | 92.5–97.3 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.5–7.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Horse | 250 | 81.7 | 77.0–85.6 | 55 | 18.0 | 14.1–22.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Cattle | 244 | 79.7 | 74.9–83.9 | 61 | 19.9 | 15.8–24.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Rabbit | 242 | 79.1 | 74.2–83.3 | 63 | 20.6 | 16.4–25.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Swine | 228 | 74.5 | 69.3–79.1 | 77 | 25.2 | 20.6–30.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Small rodent | 214 | 69.9 | 64.6–74.8 | 91 | 29.7 | 24.9–35.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Sheep | 204 | 66.7 | 61.2–71.7 | 101 | 33.0 | 28.0–38.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Goat | 146 | 47.7 | 42.2–53.3 | 159 | 52.0 | 46.4–57.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Poultry | 140 | 45.8 | 40.3–51.4 | 165 | 53.9 | 48.3–59.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Cage bird | 138 | 45.1 | 39.6–50.7 | 167 | 54.6 | 49.0–60.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Reptile | 125 | 40.9 | 35.5–46.4 | 180 | 58.8 | 53.2–64.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Wild animal | 95 | 31.0 | 26.1–36.4 | 210 | 68.6 | 63.2–73.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Wild boar | 84 | 27.5 | 22.8–32.7 | 221 | 72.2 | 67.0–76.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Fish | 68 | 22.2 | 17.9–27.2 | 237 | 77.5 | 72.4–81.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Reindeer | 66 | 21.6 | 17.3–26.5 | 239 | 78.1 | 73.1–82.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Camelid | 58 | 19.0 | 15.0–23.7 | 247 | 80.7 | 75.9–84.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Fur animal | 48 | 15.7 | 12.0–20.2 | 257 | 84.0 | 79.5–87.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Been exposed to zoonoses at work | 278 | 90.9 | 87.1–93.6 | 24 | 7.8 | 5.3–11.4 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5–3.3 |
| Knew to have had a zoonosis | 46 | 15.0 | 11.5–19.5 | 234 | 76.5 | 71.4–80.9 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.9–12.2 |
| Has had infected skin lesion | 74 | 24.2 | 19.7–29.3 | 204 | 66.7 | 61.2–71.7 | 28 | 9.2 | 6.4–12.9 |
| Has had vesicular skin lesion | 15 | 4.9 | 3.0–7.9 | 268 | 87.6 | 83.4–90.8 | 23 | 7.5 | 5.1–11.0 |
| Has stuck themselves with a needle that has been in an animal | 241 | 78.8 | 73.8–83.0 | 43 | 14.1 | 10.6–18.4 | 22 | 7.2 | 4.8–10.6 |
| Has been bitten by an animal | 260 | 85.0 | 80.5–88.5 | 45 | 14.7 | 11.2–19.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 |
| Has had infected animal bite† | 146 | 56.2 | 50.1–62.1 | 110 | 42.3 | 36.5–48.4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.9 |
| Sick leave because of animal bite† | 35 | 13.5 | 9.8–18.1 | 217 | 83.5 | 78.5–87.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.6–6.0 |
| Hospital treatment because of animal bite† | 5 | 1.9 | 0.8–4.4 | 244 | 93.9 | 90.2–96.2 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.4–7.4 |
CI, Confidence interval; n, Number of participants choosing each option.
∗
Includes exposure to live animal, carcass, or sample from animals.
†
Of veterinarians who reported having been bitten by an animal (n = 260).