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Table 3 Characteristics of yellow fever case-persons during an outbreak: Uganda, February – May, 2016

From: Outbreak of yellow fever in central and southwestern Uganda, February–may 2016

Variable

Cluster Ib

Cluster IIc

Sex

 Male

23

10

 Female

8

1

Age group

 0- < 10

1

1

 10–19

6

0

 20–29

11

6

 30–39

9

3

 40–49

2

0

 50–59

1

1

 60–64

1

0

Occupation

 Peasant farmer

22

5

 Sand miner

0

2

 Wool collier

1

1

 Shopkeeper

1

0

 Teacher/student

4

1

 Casual labour

3

2

Serologya

 Positive

6

1

 Negative

8

7

RT PCRa

 Positive

5

1

 Negative

9

7

Vital Status

 Dead

12

2

 Alive

22

8

Case Classification

 Probable

25

10

 Confirmed

6

1

Clinical features

 Fever

31

11

 Jaundice

19

2

 Vomiting

19

2

 Headache

23

7

 Any bleeding

16

0

  1. a All samples were tested by RT PCR and serology
  2. b Cluster II includes districts of: Masaka, Kalangala, Rakai, Bukomansimbi, Lyantonde and Kalungu
  3. c Cluster II includes Rukungiri District