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 3
Type and level of exposure of 121 household and community contacts of Marburg hemorrhagic fever patients, Watsa Subdistrict, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2002
| Exposure | No. male (%), n = 58 | No. female (%), n = 63 | Total (%), N = 121 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role played for the living patient | ||||
| Held or carried | 33 (56.9) | 31 (49.2) | 64 (52.9) | |
| Fed | 14 (24.1) | 24 (38.1) | 38 (31.4) | |
| Washed | 14 (24.1) | 24 (38.1) | 38 (31.4) | |
| Washed patient's clothes | 4 (6.9) | 19 (30.2) | 23 (19.0) | |
| Made patient drink | 6 (10.3) | 16 (25.4) | 22 (18.2) | |
| Shared bed | 4 (6.9) | 8 (12.7) | 12 (9.9) | |
| Give medical care | 6 (10.3) | 5 (7.9) | 11 (9.1) | |
| Contact with living patient | ||||
| Touched with hands | 54 (93.1) | 58 (92.1) | 112 (92.6) | |
| Touched a patient with diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding | 40 (69.0) | 44 (69.8) | 84 (69.4) | |
| Carried, embraced, or shared bed | 42 (72.4) | 44 (69.8) | 86 (71.1) | |
| Carried, embraced or shared bed when patient had diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding | 31 (53.5) | 37 (58.7) | 68 (56.2) | |
| Touched object like clothes or sheets with hand | 33 (56.9) | 43 (68.3) | 76 (62.8) | |
| Touched objects when soiled with stool, vomit, blood | 24 (41.4) | 36 (57.1) | 60 (49.6) | |
| Any physical contact with living patient or object | 54 (93.1) | 59 (93.7) | 113 (93.4) | |
| Any physical contact with patient or object, with putative exposure to stool, vomit, blood | 41 (70.7) | 49 (77.8) | 90 (74.4) | |
| Contact with remains of patient | ||||
| Touched with hands | 27 (46.6) | 25 (39.7) | 52 (42.9) | |
| Carried or embraced | 18 (31.0) | 17 (27.0) | 35 (38.9) | |
| Cleaned | 9 (15.5) | 7 (11.1) | 16 (13.2) | |
| Any physical contact | 27 (46.6) | 25 (39.7) | 52 (43.0) | |
| Level of exposure | ||||
| Low level of physical contact* | 9 (15.5) | 7 (11.1) | 16 (13.2) | |
| Medium level of physical contact† | 10 (17.2) | 13 (20.6) | 23 (19.0) | |
| High level of physical contact‡ | 39 (67.2) | 43 (68.3) | 82 (67.8) | |
| Total | 58 (100.0) | 63 (100.0) | 121 (100.0) | |
*Low, any direct contact with living patient who did not have diarrhea, vomiting, or bleeding; touching clothes or sheets not soiled with stool, vomit, or blood.
†Medium, touching living patient who had diarrhea, vomiting, or bleeding; touching clothes or sheets soiled with stool, vomit, or blood; touching remains.
‡High, carrying or embracing living patient who had diarrhea, vomiting, or bleeding; carrying, embracing, or cleaning remains.
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