Table 5. Numbers used to simulate the second aberrant event: an outbreak of hepatic disease caused by aflatoxin contamination.
Normal average daily prevalences of anorexia, depression, and ALT elevation are 2.5%, 3.5%, and 2.5%, respectively.
Week | Percent of cats with syndrome caused by aflatoxin | Total percent of cats with syndrome | Total number of cats per week with syndrome at each hospital | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anorexia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |
4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Depression | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | |
3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | |
4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |
5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | |
ALT elevation | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |
4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |