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Table 3 Pooled relative frequency estimates of conjunctival, nasal and gingival bleeding features. Between–study heterogeneity (I2 statistic, 95 % confidence interval)

From: The face of Ebola: changing frequency of haemorrhage in the West African compared with Eastern-Central African outbreaks

Bleeding

Pooled relative frequency

95 % confidence interval

I2 statistic

Conjunctival (all)

33.6 %

23.5–44.6 %

94.6–97.2 %

Conjunctivitis only

35.9 %

20.9–52.5 %

96.4–98.3 %

Conjunctival bleeding/injection

31.1 %

21.3–41.8 %

42.1–90.3 %

Nasal

8.7 %

3.5–16.0 %

87.8–95.1 %

Gingival

21.1 %

7.0–40.1 %

98.4–99.0 %