Table 5. Occupation risk and frequency of reported rodent exposure type for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome case-patients with specified occupation and exposure, United States, 1993–2015.
Exposure | Occupation without frequent rodent exposure, n = 91 | Occupation with potential frequent rodent exposure, n = 96 | χ2 | p value* |
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Home | 67 (74) | 60 (63) | 2.7 | 0.10 |
Occupational | 34 (37) | 51 (53) | 4.7 | 0.030 |
Recreational | 22 (24) | 15 (16) | 2.2 | 0.14 |
*df = 1.