Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with hepatitis E virus infection in the Diffa region, Niger, January to September 2017

	Sampled cases N = 1,633	Confirmed cases N = 736	Dead cases N = 38
Age
< 5	79 (4.8%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (2.6%)
5–14	209 (12.8%)	54 (7.3%)	1 (2.6%)
15–24	435 (26.6%)	181 (24.6%)	8 (21.0%)
25–34	521 (31.9%)	318 (43.2%)	22 (57.9%)
> 35	389 (23.8%)	171 (23.2%)	6 (15.8%)
Gender
Male	676 (41.4%)	280 (38.0%)	2 (5.2%)
Female	957 (58.6%)	456 (62.0%)	36 (94.8%)
Symptoms
Jaundice	1,523 (93.2%)	712 (96.7%)	31 (81.6%)
Dark urine	1,047 (64.1%)	565 (76.8%)	17 (44.7%)
Tiredness	876 (53.6%)	603 (81.9%)	8 (21.0%)
Vomiting	715 (43.8%)	426 (57.9%)	13 (34.2%)