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. 2010 May 28;10:141. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-141

Table 1.

Summary data of cases, dates of symptom onset, times to treatment, numbers of contacts, and estimated secondary cases in the absence of treatment.

Case Date of symptom onset (days after May 1st) Days between appearance of symptoms and treatment Number of contacts identified Estimated secondary cases in the absence of treatment

Home Work Other
1 11 13 3 4 69 1.1

2 17 7 1 2 4 0.3

3 18 6 3 1 4 0.5

4 20 4 4 3 5 0.8

5 21 3 4 14 53 2.1

6 22 3 2 1 0 0.3

7 22 7 3 1 0 0.4

8 23 3 3 23 29 2.7

9 25 0 1 14 13 1.5

10 26 0 1 0 2 0.1

11 26 1* 4 0 3 0.5

12 28 1 2 0 0 0.2

13 28 0 3 0 0 0.3

14 28 0 2 0 0 0.2

*prophylaxis was contraindicated in this individual; symptoms were identified 1 day after appearance and the individual ceased social activities at this point.