Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Research
Internet Use and Epidemiologic Investigation of Gastroenteritis Outbreak
Table 1
Attack rates of gastroenteritis by age group in municipality A, eastern Finland, March 2000
Age (y) | Population (%) | Respondents (%) | Cases | AR (%)a |
---|---|---|---|---|
0–14 |
1,743 (17) |
72 (14) |
43 |
60 |
15–28 |
1,479 (15) |
183 (36) |
123 |
67 |
29–64 |
4,975 (49) |
249 (49) |
152 |
61 |
>65 |
1,911 (19) |
4 (1) |
1 |
25 |
Total | 10,108 (100) | 508 (100) | 319 | 63 |
aAR, attack rate; based on first episode of illness occurring in the household.