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Table 1 Attack rates by sex, age, village among case-patients during the cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Kiruhura district, May 2018

From: Outbreak of cutaneous anthrax associated with handling meat of dead cows in Southwestern Uganda, May 2018

Variable

Frequency (N = 22)

Percent (%)

Population

Attack rate/1000

Sexa

    

 Male

20

91

2758

7.3

 Female

2

9

2913

0.69

Agea

    

 0–9

1

4.5

1815

0.55

 10–19

5

23

1361

3.7

 20–39

12

55

1531

7.8

 40–59

3

14

680

4.4

 60 + 

1

4.5

283

3.5

Village

    

 Rupyani

10

45

1088

9.2

 Kantaganya

3

14

620

4.8

 Bukiro 2

2

9.1

422

4.7

 Nyamuhirwa

1

4.5

227

4.4

 Kashitamo

2

9.1

763

2.6

 Kitongole

2

9.1

1091

1.8

 Bukiro 1

1

4.5

634

1.6

 Imiramiringa

1

4.5

826

1.2

Total

22

100

5671

3.9

  1. aSex- and age-specific populations were estimated based on age distribution in Engari subcounty