Volume 23, Number 5—May 2017
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Exposure Characteristics of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Patients, United States, 1993–2015
Table 1
Demographics of laboratory-confirmed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome case-patients, United States, 1993–2015*
Case-patients, n = 662 |
No. (%) |
Age, y | |
<18 | 53 (8) |
18–39 | 303 (46) |
40–64 | 250 (38) |
>65 |
48 (7) |
Race, n = 648 | |
White | 488 (78) |
American Indian | 113 (18) |
Black | 8 (1) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 10 (2) |
Other |
1 (<1) |
Male, n = 655 |
414 (63) |
US Region, n = 662 | |
Eastern | 27 (4) |
Western |
635 (96) |
Not Hispanic, n = 525 |
404 (77) |
Employment status | |
Not reported | 212 (32) |
Unemployed | 29 (4) |
Retired | 28 (4) |
Student | 39 (6) |
Employed with reported occupation |
354 (54) |
Reported occupations, n = 354 | |
No frequent rodent exposure | 190 (54) |
Potential frequent rodent exposure | 164 (46) |
Agriculture/ranching† | 80 (49) |
Construction/landscaping‡ | 43(26) |
Forestry/parks/outdoor recreation§ | 14 (9) |
Cleaning¶ | 12 (7) |
Oil field# | 9 (5) |
Animal work** | 6 (4) |
*Median patient age (interquartile range) 37 (26–50) years.
†Farmer, rancher, rodeo worker, feedlot rider, dairy manager, bovine hoof trimming specialist, hay transporter.
‡Masonry, roofer, horticulturalist, electrician, building inspector, appliance repair, field laborer, and surveyor.
§Conservation worker, rafting outfitter, fisheries technician, outdoor guide, outdoor researcher with no direct animal contact.
¶Janitor and carpet cleaner.
#Well digger, oil field worker.
**Small mammal researcher, exterminator.