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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of laboratory-confirmed measles cases

From: Epidemiology and molecular characterization of the re-emerging measles virus among children and adults in the Haut-Ogooue, Gabon

Characteristics

Measles vaccination status

All cases

p-value

0 dose N = 16

1 dose N = 16

2 doses N = 11

ND N = 3

N = 46

n(%)

Age group

 [0-8 m]

5(83.3)

1(16.7)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

6(13.0)

–

 [9-17 m]

2(50.0)

1(25.0)

1(25.0)

0(0.0)

4(8.7)

–

 [18 m-5y]

7(38.9)

4(22.2)

7(38.9)

0(0.0)

18(39.1)

–

 [6-14y]

00.0)

6(54.5)

3(27.3)

2(18.2)

11(23.9)

–

 [15-51y]

2(28.6)

4(57.1)

0(0.0)

1(14.3)

7(15.2)

–

Symptom

 Fever ≥39 °C

13(54.2)

8(33.3)

3(12.3)

0(0.0)

24(52.2)

0.0095

 Cough

16(35.6)

16(35.6)

10(22.2)

3(6.6)

45(97.8)

0.3543

 Coryza

13(36.1)

12(33.3)

9(25.0)

2(5.6)

36(78.3)

0.9183

 Rash

10(31.2)

13(40.6)

6(18.8)

3(9.4)

32(69.6)

0.2732

 Conjunctivitis

0 (0)

0(0)

0(0)

2(100)

2(4.3)

< 0.0001

 Diarrhea

13(44.8)

10 (34.5)

6(20.7)

0(0)

29(63.0)

0.0518

 Vomiting

12 (38.7)

10(32.3)

7(22.6)

2(6.4)

31(67.4)

0.8809

  1. ND vaccination status unknown