Table 3.
Description of the confirmed cases of human RVF during the RVF outbreak 2020, Mauritania.
| Characteristics | Confirmed cases of RVF (%) |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Adrar | 1 (1) |
| Assaba | 18 (23) |
| Brakna | 10 (13) |
| Gorgol | 1 (1) |
| Guidimaka | 2 (3) |
| Hodh ech Chargui | 1 (1) |
| Hodh el Gharbi | 3 (4) |
| Nouakchott | 2 (3) |
| Tagant | 38 (49) |
| Trarza | 2 (3) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 14 (18) |
| Male | 64 (62) |
| Age group (years) | |
| <5 | 2 (3) |
| 5–14 | 8 10) |
| 15–24 | 25 (32) |
| 25–44 | 32 (41) |
| >44 | 11 (14) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer | 47 (60) |
| Housekeeper/housewife | 7 (9) |
| Pupil | 13 (17) |
| Trader | 6 (8) |
| Unemployed | 5 (6) |
| Hospitalization | |
| Yes | 70 (90) |
| No | 8 (10) |
| Outcome | |
| Dead | 25 (32) |
| Alive | 53 (68) |
| Clinical signs | |
| General | |
| Headache/Fever | 52 (67) |
| Asthenia/Lethargy/Weakness | 37 (47) |
| Musculoskeletal | |
| Myalgia/Arthralgia | 23 (29) |
| Digestive | |
| Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhoea/Abdominal pain/Dysphagia | 52 (67) |
| Haemorrhagic | |
| Petechia/Purpura/Melena/Epistaxis/Gingivorrhagia/Icterus | 23 (29) |
| Neurologic | |
| Confusion/Hiccups/Vertigo | 30 (38) |
| Ocular | |
| Retroorbital pain/Ocular disorder | 2 (3) |