Exposure Characteristics of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Patients, United States, 1993–2015
Annabelle de St. Maurice

, Elizabeth Ervin, Mare Schumacher, Hayley Yaglom, Elizabeth VinHatton, Sandra Melman, Ken Komatsu, Jennifer House, Dallin Peterson, Danielle Buttke, Alison Ryan, Del Yazzie, Craig Manning, Paul Ettestad, Pierre E. Rollin, and Barbara Knust
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A. de St. Maurice, E. Ervin, C. Manning, P. Rollin, B. Knust); Coconino County Public Health Services District, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA (M. Schumacher); Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (H. Yaglom, K. Komatsu); New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (E. VinHatton, S. Melman, P. Ettestad); Colorado Department of Health, Denver, Colorado, USA (J. House); Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (D. Peterson); National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (D. Buttke); Navajo Department of Health, Window Rock, Arizona, USA (A. Ryan, D. Yazzie)
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Table 5
Occupation risk and frequency of reported rodent exposure type for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome case-patients with specified occupation and exposure, United States, 1993–2015
Exposure |
Occupation without frequent rodent exposure, n = 91 |
Occupation with potential frequent rodent exposure, n = 96 |
χ2 |
p value* |
Home |
67 (74) |
60 (63) |
2.7 |
0.10 |
Occupational |
34 (37) |
51 (53) |
4.7 |
0.030 |
Recreational |
22 (24) |
15 (16) |
2.2 |
0.14 |
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