| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1996 |
| Authors: | A. Mekasha, Meharie S. |
| Journal: | East African medical journal |
| Volume: | 73 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pagination: | 54 - 58 |
| Date Published: | 1996 |
| ISBN Number: | 0012-835X |
| Keywords: | adolescent, adult, Age Distribution, animals, child, Child, Preschool, Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data, Ethiopia, humans, Infant, Insect vectors, Lice/microbiology, Middle Aged, populations, Relapsing Fever, risk factors, Sex Distribution, Urban |
| Abstract: | Some epidemiological aspects of louse-borne relapsing fever during the epidemic of 1991 in Ethiopia are described. There was male preponderance and the age ranged from two months to 58 years (mean, sd = 18.05,11.19). There was no sex differential in children. Students, soldiers and jobless contributed the majority. There were two peaks (August and March) in the seasonal pattern. About two-thirds was infested with lice and significant associations were found among adults, soldiers, ethnicity, illiterate persons and family size above seven. The household attack rate was 15.1%, the attack being higher among children. Promotion of preventive measures are recommended. |