Assessment of a health facility based active case finding system for Ebola virus disease in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June–July 2018

Table 2 Description of cases alerted by ACF

Variable	Number (%) or Median [IQR] N = 354
Demographics
Age	12.5 years [6–25]
Sex: Male	146 (42.3%)^g
Symptoms
Any Bleeding^a	12 (3.4%)
Spontaneous Abortion	3 (0.8%)
Fever	336 (94.9%)
Headache	194 (54.8%)
Vomiting	179 (50.6%)
Loss of Appetite	191 (54.0%)
Diarrhea	58 (16.4%)
Intense Fatigue	151 (42.7%)
Abdominal Pain	189 (53.4%)
Muscle or Joint Pain	98 (27.7%)
Difficulty Swallowing	4 (1.1%)
Difficulty Breathing	9 (2.5%)
Hiccups	0
Rash	3 (0.8%)
Cough	60 (16.9%)
Weakness	44 (12.4%)
Nausea	62 (17.5%)
≥3 Defining Symptoms from Suspected EVD Case Definition^b	255 (72.0%)
Documented Symptoms Meet Suspected EVD Case Definition^c	255 (72.0%)
Diagnoses Recorded
Malaria	319 (90.1%)
Gastro-intestinal infection^d	125 (35.3%)
Respiratory infection^e	23 (6.5%)
Gynecological problem or infection^f	9 (2.5%)
Unspecified	9 (2.5%)

^aAny bleeding included: Blood in stool (5 individuals); abnormal vaginal bleeding (4); vomiting blood (1); nosebleed + coughing up blood (1); nosebleed + vomiting blood (1)
^bIncludes all symptoms from “headache” to “rash”, i.e.: headache, vomiting, lack of appetite, diarrhea, intense fatigue, abdominal pain, muscle or joint pain, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, hiccups, and rash
^cIncludes any bleeding, any spontaneous abortion, or fever + ≥3 defining symptoms
^dIncludes those described as gastroenteritis, intestinal parasite infection, typhoid, dysentery, amebiasis, or salmonellosis
^eIncludes those described as respiratory infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis, or influenza-like illness
^fIncludes gynecological infection, threatened abortion, spontaneous abortion, and malaria infection during pregnancy
^gNine (2.5%) individuals missing data on sex were removed from the denominator

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