Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008
Research
Risk Factors for Nipah Virus Encephalitis in Bangladesh1
Joel M. Montgomery2
, Mohamed J. Hossain, E. Gurley, D.S. Carroll, A. Croisier, E. Bertherat, N. Asgari, P. Formenty, N. Keeler, J. Comer, M.R. Bell, K. Akram, A.R. Molla, K. Zaman, Mohamed R. Islam, K. Wagoner, J.N. Mills, P.E. Rollin, T.G. Ksiazek, and R.F. Breiman
, Mohamed J. Hossain, E. Gurley, D.S. Carroll, A. Croisier, E. Bertherat, N. Asgari, P. Formenty, N. Keeler, J. Comer, M.R. Bell, K. Akram, A.R. Molla, K. Zaman, Mohamed R. Islam, K. Wagoner, J.N. Mills, P.E. Rollin, T.G. Ksiazek, and R.F. BreimanTable 1
Descriptive characteristics of Nipah virus case-patients and controls, Bangladesh, January 2004
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Case-patients, n = 12 | Controls, n = 36 | |
| Sex | ||
| M | 9 (75) | 27 (75) |
| F |
3 (25) |
9 (25) |
| Age group, y | ||
| 1–5 | 1 (8) | 3 (8) |
| 6–10 | 4 (33) | 12 (33) |
| 11–15 | 6 (50) | 18 (50) |
| 16–20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21–25 | 0 | 0 |
| 26–30 |
1 (8) |
3 (8) |
| Interview type | ||
| Proxy | 10 (83) | 30 (83) |
| Self | 2 (17) | 6 (17) |
