Table 1 Epidemiologic characteristics of 30 confirmed H7N9 cases in Hangzhou
Characteristics | Confirmed cases (N = 30) |
|---|---|
Age range (median) (yr) | 35.0 - 86.0 (62.0) |
Male/N (%) | 23 (76.67) |
Occupation/N (%) | |
Retired | 11 (36.67) |
Farmer | 6 (20.00) |
Industrial worker | 4 (13.33) |
Unemployed | 4 (13.33) |
Others | 5 (16.67) |
Residency/N (%) | |
Urban | 28 (93.33) |
Rural | 2 (6.67) |
History of exposure to poultry or live poultry market/N (%) | 27 (90.00) |
Exposure mode/N (%) | |
Both exposure to poultry and live poultry market | 14 (46.67) |
Only exposure to live poultry market | 11 (36.66) |
Only exposure to poultry | 2 (6.67) |
Unclear | 3 (10.00) |
Travel history/N (%) | 3 (10.00) |
Close contract/N (%) | |
Medical worker | 386 (57.96) |
Family and relative | 163 (24.47) |
Others | 117 (17.57) |