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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A case-control study of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome during an outbreak in the Southwestern United States
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 171, No. 4, Year 1995
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In May 1993, an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) occurred in the southwestern United States. A case-control study determined risk factors for HPS. Seventeen case-patients were compared with 3 groups of controls: members of case-patient households (household controls), members of neighboring households (near controls), and members of randomly selected households ≥24 km away (far controls). Investigators trapped more small rodents at case households than at near (P =.03) or far control households (P =.02). After the number of small rodents was controlled for, case-patients were more likely than household controls to hand plow (odds ratio [OR], 12.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1–143.0) or to clean feed storage areas (OR, 33.4; 95% CI, 1.7–666.0). Case–patients were more likely than near controls to plant (OR, 6.2; 95% CI, 1.1–34.0) and more likely than far controls to clean animal sheds (OR, 11.9; 95% CI, 1.4–103.0). Peridomestic cleaning, agricultural activities, and an increased number of small rodents at the household were associated with HPS. © 1995, by The University of Chicago.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zeitz, Paul S.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Agency for International Development
Childs, James E.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Rollin, Pierre Etienne
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Ksiazek, Thomas G.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Chapman, Louisa E.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Reef, Susan E.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Krebs, John W.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Maupin, Gary O.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Gage, Kenneth L.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Breiman, Robert F.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Peters, Clarence J.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
United States, Rockville
Indian Health Service
Statistics
Citations: 112
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/171.4.864
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Case-Control Study