Gender | N(%) |
Female | 11 (61.1%) |
Male | 7 (38.9%) |
Age in years | |
Mean (SD) | 31.8 (19.6) |
Median | 26.5 |
Range | 2–68 years |
Symptoms | N(%) |
Self-reported fever | 17 (94.4%) |
Fever (on admission) (> 37.5 °C) | 10 (55.6%) |
Night sweats | 10 (55.6%) |
Fatigue | 5 (27.8%) |
Nausea | 7 (38.9%) |
Weight loss | 5 (27.8%) |
Headache | 16 (88.9%) |
Risk Factors | N(%) |
Consume raw milk | 11 (61.1%) |
Consume fresh blood | 2 (11.1%) |
Consume raw meat | 2 (11.1%) |
Contact with livestock | 16 (88.9%) |
Milking | 12 (66.7%) |
Feeding | 12 (66.7%) |
Lambing/calving | 5 (27.8%) |
Slaughtering | 6 (33.3%) |
Reported livestock health problems within 2 months prior to admission in study (abortion, weak siblings, infected udder, or swelling knee) | 11 (61.1%) |