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. 2016 Dec 1;11(12):e0166797. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166797

Table 1. Demographics of Monitored Travelers—Minnesota, October 21, 2014–May 15, 2015.

All Monitored Travelers (% of all travelers) Monitored Travelers Requiring Ebola Clinical Team Evaluation (% of travelers requiring Ebola Clinical Team Evaluation)
N = 783* N = 43
Age (years) (n = 780) (n = 43)
    Median age 35 years 33 years
    Age <5 years 44 (5%) 5 (12%)
    Age 5–17 years 92 (12%) 5 (12%)
    Age 18–40 years 348 (44%) 15 (35%)
    Age >40 years 299 (38%) 18 (42%)
Female sex 395 (51%) 23 (54%)
Pregnant (n = 256) 13 (5%) 3 (1%)
Country where travel began (n = 783) (n = 43)
    Liberia 729 (93%) 39 (91%)
    Sierra Leone 30 (4%) 3 (7%)
    Guinea 24 (3%) 1 (2%)
Exposure risk (n = 783) (n = 43)
    High 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Some 11 (1%) 3 (7%)
    Low (but not zero) 772 (99%) 40 (93%)
Passport (n = 720) (n = 40)
    Liberia 442(61%) 22 (55%)
    United States 242 (34%) 17 (43%)
    Sierra Leone 16 (2%) 1 (3%)
    Guinea 11 (2%) 0 (0%)
    India 4 (1%) 0 (0%)
    Lebanon 2 (0%) 0 (0%)
    France 1 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Spain 1 (0%) 0 (0%)
    United Kingdom 1 (0%) 0 (0%)
Location during monitoring (n = 771) (n = 42)
    7-county Minneapolis-St.     Paul metropolitan area§ 710 (92%) 38 (93%)
    Within 30 mile drive of EATU 724 (94%) 38 (93%)

* Total number of monitored travelers was 783. Different denominators noted when data elements missing.

Women of reproductive age (15–49) per World Health Organization definition.

§ The statistical metropolitan area of Minneapolis-St. Paul includes the 7 counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington with a total population of 2,952,932 per 2013 U.S. Census. The population of the state of Minnesota is 5,420,380 per 2013 U.S. Census.