TABLE 3. Clinical manifestation of Zika in laboratory-confirmed cases in 19 Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) member states, 1 October 2015–29 December 2016.
| Clinical manifestation | All cases (n = 1 447) | Adults (n = 1 289) | Childrena (n = 158) | Male (n = 237) | Female (n = 1 200) | Pregnant women (n = 614) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Rash | 1 255 | 87.0 | 1 111 | 86.0 | 144 | 91 | 191 | 81.0 | 1 055 | 89.0b | 560 | 91.0 |
| Fever | 913 | 63.0 | 791 | 61.0 | 122 | 77b | 202 | 86.0 | 707 | 59.0b | 330 | 54.0 |
| Arthralgia | 874 | 60.0 | 809 | 63.0 | 65 | 41b | 152 | 64.0 | 717 | 60.0 | 341 | 56.0 |
| Conjunctivitis | 476 | 33.0 | 431 | 33.0 | 45 | 28 | 94 | 40.0 | 377 | 31.0b | 169 | 28.0 |
| Headache | 200 | 14.0 | 176 | 14.0 | 24 | 15 | 53 | 22.0 | 147 | 12.0b | 46 | 7.0 |
| Chills | 171 | 12.0 | 158 | 12.0 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 18.0 | 128 | 11.0b | 52 | 8.0 |
| Myalgia | 147 | 10.0 | 138 | 11.0 | 9 | 6b | 38 | 16.0 | 108 | 9.0b | 26 | 4.0 |
Source: CARPHA laboratory and surveillance data 2015–2016.
a
16 years or younger.
b
P < 0.05 for Fisher's exact test.