Volume 12, Number 3—March 2006
Research
Serosurvey on Household Contacts of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Patients
Matthias Borchert*
, Sabue Mulangu†, Robert Swanepoel‡, Modeste Lifenya Libande§, Antoine Tshomba¶, Amayo Kulidri§, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum†, and Patrick Van der Stuyft*
, Sabue Mulangu†, Robert Swanepoel‡, Modeste Lifenya Libande§, Antoine Tshomba¶, Amayo Kulidri§, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum†, and Patrick Van der Stuyft*Table 1
Symptoms in 121 household and community contacts within 4 weeks after exposure to a Marburg hemorrhagic fever patient, Watsa Subdistrict, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2002
| Symptoms | No. seronegative (%), n = 119 | No. seropositive (%), n = 2 | Total (%), N = 121 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | 37 (31.1) | 1 | 38 (31.4) | |
| General symptoms | ||||
| Headache | 55 (46.2) | 1 | 56 (46.3) | |
| Fatigue | 45 (37.8) | 2 | 47 (38.8) | |
| Loss of appetite | 39 (32.8) | 1 | 40 (33.6) | |
| Joint pain | 33 (27.7) | 1 | 34 (28.1) | |
| Muscle pain | 26 (21.9) | 1 | 27 (22.3) | |
| Back pain | 24 (20.2) | 1 | 25 (20.7) | |
| Abdominal pain | 23 (19.3) | 2 | 25 (20.7) | |
| Chest pain | 14 (11.8) | 2 | 16 (13.2) | |
| Nausea, vomiting | 10 (8.4) | 2 | 12 (9.9) | |
| Diarrhea | 11 (9.2) | 1 | 12 (9.9) | |
| Dyspnea | 8 (6.7) | 2 | 10 (8.3) | |
| Sore throat | 8 (6.7) | 1 | 9 (7.4) | |
| Hiccough | 3 (2.5) | 2 | 5 (4.1) | |
| Any general symptom | 68 (57.1) | 2 | 70 (57.9) | |
| Hemorrhage | ||||
| Nose bleed | 2 (1.7) | 0 | 2 (1.7) | |
| Bloody/black stool | 1 (0.8) | 1 | 2 (1.7) | |
| Coughing blood | 1 (0.8) | 1 | 2 (1.7) | |
| Bloody vomit | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.8) | |
| Vaginal bleeding | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | |
| Any hemorrhage | 3 (2.5) | 1 | 4 (3.3) | |
| Combinations | ||||
| Fever + >3 general symptoms | 32 (26.9) | 1 | 33 (27.3) | |
| Fever + hemorrhage | 2 (1.7) | 1 | 3 (2.5) | |
| Clinically suspect case* | 32 (26.9) | 1 | 33 (27.3) | |
| Total | 119 (100.0) | 2 | 121 (100.0) | |
*Fever + >3 general symptoms or fever + hemorrhage.
