Circulation of Toscana Virus in a Sample Population of Corsica, France
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. The Study
2.3. Serological Analyses
2.4. Sample Size
2.5. Statistical Analyses
2.6. Ethics
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Items | All, N | TOSV_Negative, N (%) | TOSV_Positive, N (%) | OR (95% Confidence Intervals (CIs)) | p (<0.05) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total participants | 240 | 186 (77.5%) | 54 (22.5%) | |||
Median age (min; max) | 24.5 (9; 84) | 24.5 (9; 84) | 24 (17; 78) | |||
Age groups (years) | [0,20) | 56 | 45 (80.4) | 11 (19.6) | Ref | 0.499 |
[20,30) | 90 | 73 (81.1) | 17 (18.9) | 0.95 (0.41; 2.27) | ||
[30,40) | 30 | 23 (76.7) | 7 (23.3) | 1.25 (0.41; 3.6) | ||
[40,60) | 48 | 35 (72.9) | 13 (27.1) | 1.52 (0.61; 3.86) | ||
[60,99) | 16 | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | 2.45 (0.71; 8.2) | ||
Sex | Female | 142 | 110 (77.5) | 32 (22.5) | Ref | 0.987 |
Male | 98 | 76 (77.5) | 22 (22.5) | 1 (0.53; 1.84) | ||
Residential district | Calvi | 13 | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 4.33 (1.34; 14.47) | 0.005 |
Bastia | 61 | 44 (72.1) | 17 (27.9) | 1.44 (0.71; 2.87) | ||
Corte | 132 | 104 (78.8) | 28 (21.2) | Ref | ||
Ajaccio | 29 | 27 (93.1) | 2 (6.9) | 0.28 (0.04; 1) | ||
Sartène | 5 | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA | ||
Chronic diseases | No | 201 | 160 (79.6) | 41 (20.4) | 1.95 (0.9; 4.08) | 0.088 |
Yes | 39 | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) | |||
Organ transplantation | No | 239 | 185 (77.4) | 54 (22.6) | NA | 0.475 |
Yes | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Blood transfusion | No | 234 | 183 (78.2) | 51 (21.8) | 3.59 (0.65; 19.9) | 0.135 |
Yes | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |||
Occupation | No | 68 | 54 (79.4) | 14 (20.6) | 1.17 (0.6; 2.38) | 0.654 |
Yes | 172 | 132 (76.7) | 40 (23.3) | |||
Travel outside Europe | No | 141 | 113 (80.1) | 28 (19.9) | 1.44 (0.78; 2.65) | 0.244 |
Yes | 99 | 73 (73.7) | 26 (26.3) | |||
Living in an individual house | No | 111 | 87 (78.4) | 24 (21.6) | 1.1 (0.6; 2.03) | 0.762 |
Yes | 129 | 99 (76.7) | 30 (23.3) | |||
Living in an apartment | No | 132 | 103 (78.0) | 29 (22.0) | 1.07 (0.58; 1.96) | 0.828 |
Yes | 108 | 83 (76.9) | 25 (23.1) | |||
Highest degree or level of school | ||||||
No school qualification | No | 230 | 181 (78.7) | 49 (21.3) | 3.69 (0.99;13.78) | 0.051 |
Yes | 10 | 5 (50.0) | 5 (50.0) | |||
General certificate of secondary education | No | 219 | 173 (79.0) | 46 (21.0) | 2.31 (0.87; 5.83) | 0.090 |
Yes | 21 | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | |||
High school diploma | No | 140 | 103 (73.6) | 37 (26.4) | 0.57 (0.29; 1.07) | 0.081 |
Yes | 100 | 83 (83.0) | 17 (17.0) | |||
Bachelor's degree 2 | No | 218 | 167 (76.6) | 51 (23.4) | 0.52 (0.12; 1.59) | 0.271 |
Yes | 22 | 19 (86.4) | 3 (13.6) | |||
Bachelor's degree 3 or more | No | 154 | 119 (77.3) | 35 (22.7) | 0.96 (0.5; 1.8) | 0.910 |
Yes | 86 | 67 (77.9) | 19 (22.1) | |||
Hunting | No | 214 | 168 (78.5) | 46 (21.5) | 1.62 (0.63; 3.86) | 0.301 |
Yes | 26 | 18 (69.2) | 8 (30.8) | |||
Breeding | No | 228 | 176 (77.2) | 52 (22.8) | 0.68 (0.1;2.67) | 0.608 |
Yes | 12 | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) | |||
Farmer | No | 236 | 182 (77.1) | 54 (22.9) | NA | 0.151 |
Yes | 4 | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Items | OR (95% CIs) | p Value |
---|---|---|
District of Calvi | 4.33 (1.34; 14.47) | 0.005 |
District of Bastia | 1.44 (0.71; 2.87) | |
District of Ajaccio | 0.28 (0.04; 1) | |
District of Sartene | 0 |
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Masse, S.; Ayhan, N.; Capai, L.; Bosseur, F.; de Lamballerie, X.; Charrel, R.; Falchi, A. Circulation of Toscana Virus in a Sample Population of Corsica, France. Viruses 2019, 11, 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11090817
Masse S, Ayhan N, Capai L, Bosseur F, de Lamballerie X, Charrel R, Falchi A. Circulation of Toscana Virus in a Sample Population of Corsica, France. Viruses. 2019; 11(9):817. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11090817
Chicago/Turabian StyleMasse, Shirley, Nazli Ayhan, Lisandru Capai, Frédéric Bosseur, Xavier de Lamballerie, Rémi Charrel, and Alessandra Falchi. 2019. "Circulation of Toscana Virus in a Sample Population of Corsica, France" Viruses 11, no. 9: 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11090817