Table 2 Characteristics of cases and contacts (13th April – August 31st 2015)

Characteristic

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Total

25^a

408

18^b

646

 < 5 yrs

4 (16%)

51 (13%)

2 (13%)

123 (19%)

 5–14 yrs

2 (8%)

119 (29%)

2 (13%)

141 (22%)

 15 – 44 yrs

13 (52%)

188 (47%)

9 (56%)

272 (42%)

 ≥ 45 yrs

6 (24%)

46 (11%)

3 (19%)

110 (17%)

 Median (IQR)

26 (20–44)

18 (7–30)

28.5 (18–40)

20 (6–35)

 Male

10 (40%)

205 (50%)

9 (50%)

317 (49%)

 Female

15 (60%)

203 (50%)

9 (50%)

329 (51%)

 Alive

21 (84%)

407^c (100%)

11 (61%)

646 (100%)

 Dead

4 (16%)

–

7 (39%)

–

Chiefdom

 1

–

–

5 (28%)

72 (11%)

 2

24 (96%)

376 (92%)

4 (22%)

70 (11%)

 3

–

–

–

10^d (2%)

 4

–

–

1 (6%)

65 (10%)

 5

–

–

5 (28%)

159 (25%)

 6

–

–

3 (17%)

270 (42%)

 7

1 (4%)

32 (8%)

–

–