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%) |