Volume 23, Number 9—September 2017
Research
Role of Food Insecurity in Outbreak of Anthrax Infections among Humans and Hippopotamuses Living in a Game Reserve Area, Rural Zambia
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of respondents to a survey conducted after an outbreak of anthrax infections among humans and hippopotamuses living in a game reserve area, by case status, Chama District, Zambia, September 2011*
Characteristic | Persons with anthrax diagnosed since July 2011, n = 31 | Persons without anthrax diagnosed since July 2011, n = 137 |
---|---|---|
Median age (range), y |
33 (15–72) |
34 (15–83) |
Sex, % | ||
M | 68 | 36 |
F | 32 | 64 |
*116 (41%) of survey participants reported that they did not know whether they had had anthrax diagnosed since July 2011; of these, median age was 30 (range 15–77) years, and 52% were male.
1Current affiliation: US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA.
2Current affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
3Current affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA