Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Research
Hepatitis E Outbreak on Cruise Ship
Bengü Said
, Samreen Ijaz, George Kafatos, Linda Booth, H. Lucy Thomas, Amanda Walsh, Mary E. Ramsay, Dilys Morgan, and on behalf of the Hepatitis E Incident Investigation Team1
, Samreen Ijaz, George Kafatos, Linda Booth, H. Lucy Thomas, Amanda Walsh, Mary E. Ramsay, Dilys Morgan, and on behalf of the Hepatitis E Incident Investigation Team1Table 3
Multivariable analysis model of probability of having recent acute HEV infection, world cruise ship, 2008*
| Exposure (n = 490) | OR | Profile likelihood, 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| F | 1.00 | Baseline | |
| M |
2.38 |
1.07–5.68 |
0.033 |
| Age group | |||
| <70 | 1.00 | Baseline | |
| >70 |
0.96 |
0.97–1.08 |
0.384 |
| Medication taken | |||
| No | 1.00 | Baseline | |
| Yes |
1.65 |
0.68–4.62 |
0.282 |
| Any past or present alcohol consumption | |||
| No | 1.00 | Baseline | |
| Yes |
Not estimable |
0.033 |
|
| Shellfish consumed on board | |||
| No | 1.00 | Baseline | |
| Yes | 4.27 | 1.23–26.94 | 0.019 |
*HEV, hepatitis E virus; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
1Other members of the Hepatitis E Incident Investigation Team: Helen Harris, Rosie Zambra, Richard Tedder, Ariane Halm, John Woodhouse, Annette Wood, Autilia Newton, Deborah Wilson, Erika Duffell, Grainne Nixon, Keith Neal, Susan Bennett, Sultan Salimee, Torbjorn Sundkvist, Sandra Johnson, Debbie Harmer, Ashesh Modi, Valerie Decraene, Alison Smith Palmer, John Cowden, Robert Smith, Meirion Evans, Catherine Mitten, Faustina Montsho-Hammond, Peter Sheridan, and Charles Irish.
