Table 3.
Characteristics of the five main etiological diagnoses
| Malaria (N = 797) | Dengue (N = 96) | Chikungunya (N = 75) | Influenza-like illness (N = 148) | Giardia (N = 49) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | 522 (65.5) | 49 (51.04) | 35 (46.67) | 71 (47.97) | 24 (48.98) |
| Median age (IQR) | 26 (17–36) | 19 (13–29.5) | 23 (12.25–31.75) | 32 (1–62) | 11 (5–27) |
| French born | 254 (31.87%) | 79 (82.29) | 67 (89.33) | 102 (68.92) | 46 (93.88) |
| Top 3 reason for travel, N (%) | Visiting Friends and | Tourism 60 (62.5) | Tourism 45 (60.00) | Tourism 108 (72.97) | Tourism 21 (42.86) |
| Relatives 474 (59.47) | Visiting Friends and | Business 15 (20) | Visiting Friends and | Business 11 (22.45) | |
| Business 109 (13.67) | Relatives 16 (16.67) | Visiting Friends and | Relatives 19 (12.84) | Student = 7 (14.29) | |
| Military 68 (8.53) | Business 13 (13.54) | Relatives 8 (10.67) | Business 17 (11.49) | Missionary/volunteer/research/aid work = 7 (14.29) | |
| Top 3 regions of exposure, N (%) | Sub-Saharan Africa 729 (91.47) | Asia 34 (35.42) | Caribbean 33 (44) | North America 36 (24.32) | Sub-Saharan Africa 16 (32.65) |
| South America 51 (6.4) | Caribbean 24 (25) | Sub-Saharan Africa 29 (38.67) | Western Europe 25 (16.89) | Asia 15 (30.61) | |
| Asia 6 (0.75) | Sub-Saharan Africa 21 (21.88) | Asia 10 (13.33) | Sub-Saharan Africa 22 (14.86) | South America 6 (12.24) | |
| Top 5 countries of exposure, N (%) | Comoros 411 (51.57) | Guadeloupe 15 (15.62) | Martinique 17 (22.67) | United States 35 (23.65) | India 10 (20.41) |
| Côte d’Ivoire 66 (8.28) | Indonesia 11 (11.46) | Reunion 17 (22.67) | Saudi Arabia 21 (14.19) | Madagascar 5 (10.20) | |
| French Guana 44 (5.52) | Thailand 11 (11.46) | Guadeloupe 11 (14.67) | Spain 14 (9.46) | Benin 3 (6.12) | |
| Cameroon 35 (4.39) | Comoros 9 (9.38) | Madagascar 4 (5.33) | Comoros 11 (7.43) | Burkina Faso 3 (6.12) | |
| Burkina Faso 33 (4.14) | Martinique 8 (8.33) | India/Indonesia/Mauritius/Saint Martin = 3 (4) | United Kingdom 9 (6.08) | China 3 (6.12) | |
| Indonesia 3 (6.12) | |||||
| Senegal 3 (6.12) | |||||
| Pre-travel encounter | No 409 (51.32) | No 51 (53.12) | No 53 (70.67) | No 59 (39.86) | No 12 (24.49) |
| Yes 305 (38.27) | Yes 29 (30.21) | Yes 16 (21.33) | Yes 57 (38.51) | Yes 23 (46.94) | |
| Don’t know (9.54) | Don’t know 16 (16.67) | Don’t know 6 (8) | Don’t know 32 (21.62) | Don’t know (26.53) |