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Table 1 Cholera attack rates by parish in Bwikhonge sub-county in Bulambuli district, March 2017

From: A cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated river water, Bulambuli District, Eastern Uganda, March 2016

Category

Cases (n = 108)

Population (n = 8,404)

Attack rate (%)

Sex

 Male

53

4042

1.3

 Female

55

4362

1.3

Age (years)

 5-12

20

1790

1.1

 13-19

6

1437

0.41

 20-30

30

1890

1.6

 31-59

31

1681

1.8

 60-90

21

345

6.1

Parish

 Bwikhonge

83

2689

3.1

 Bulumera

23

1849

1.2

 Bunalwere

1

1597

0.063

 Buwabwala

1

756

0.13

 Buwekanda

0

1513

0

  1. The attack rates were similar in males and females, all age groups were affected with the highest attack rate occuring in the elderly persons. Bwikhonge subcounty had the highest attack rate at 3 persons per 100
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