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. 2020 May;26(5):993–997. doi: 10.3201/eid2605.190242

Table 2. Univariate analysis of risk factors for acute Q fever development in outbreak near Comté River, Amazon Rain Forest, French Guiana, 2014*.

Exposure type Cases, n = 5, no. (%) Controls, n = 15, no. (%) Crude OR (95% CI) p value
Using brush cutter 2 (40) 3 (20) 2.52 (0.15–36.3) 0.56
Being close to brush cutter while in use 5 (100) 5 (33) NA (1.20–NA) 0.03
Collecting or moving wood 4 (80) 11 (73) 1.43 (0.09–89.2) 1
Collecting freshly cut grass 0 2 (13) 0 (0–16.8) 1
Cleaning dust on furniture 2 (40) 11 (73) 0.26 (0.02–3.19) 0.29
Sweeping carbet 3 (60) 13 (87) 0.25 (0.01–4.79) 0.25
Using shower inside carbet 3 (60) 4 (27) 3.81 (0.31–62.5) 0.29
Walking around carbet 2 (40) 5 (33) 1.31 (0.08–16.0) 1
Stirring soil 1 (20) 1 (7) 3.24 (0.04–293) 0.45
Cleaning animal droppings 0 7 (47) 0 (0–1.81) 0.11

*NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.