Table 2.
Characteristics and Outcomes of Lassa Fever Contacts, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, 2019
| No. of Contacts in Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|
| Case 1 | 29 |
| Case 2 | 12 |
| Case 3 | 3 |
| Case 4 | 13 |
| Case 5 | 24 |
| Total No. of Contacts | 81 |
| Average no. of contacts per case | 16 |
| Median age of contacts in years | 31 |
| Sex- Male, No (%) | 36 (44%) |
| District | |
| Tonkolili | 73 (90%) |
| Western Area Urban | 8 (10%) |
| Relationship with Case patient, No. (%) | |
| Relative/household member | 14 (17.3%) |
| Health worker | 4 (4.9%) |
| Patient in the same Health facility | 37 (45.7%) |
| Other | 26 (39.4) |
| Outcome | |
| Completed 21-day Follow-Up, No. (%) | 81 (100%) |