Table 1. Attack rates by age and sex during a cutaneous anthrax outbreak, (N = 68).
Sex | Frequency | Total Population (For the sub-counties) | Attack Rate/10,000 |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 66 | 26496 | 24.9 |
Female | 2 | 28,704 | 0.7 |
Age group (years) | (For the sub-counties) | ||
<10 | 5 | 18,719 | 2.7 |
10–19 | 7 | 14,583 | 4.8 |
20–29 | 12 | 8,992 | 13.4 |
30–39 | 22 | 5,488 | 40.1 |
40–49 | 13 | 3,561 | 36.5 |
50+ | 9 | 3,857 | 23.3 |
The overall attack rate was 12.3/10,000 population across the two sub-counties. Rigbo sub-county was more affected (AR = 21.9/10,000) than Rhino Camp sub-county (AR = 1.9/10,000) p<0.0001(S4 Fig).