Exposure | Number (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
Case-patients n=50 | Controls n=100 | ||
Location of house | |||
<50 metre from forest | 45 (90) | 66 (66) | 4.6 (1.7–12.7) |
<50 metre from agricultural fields | 41 (82) | 54 (54) | 4.0 (1.7–8.8) |
Working in areca nut plantation | 43 (86) | 75 (75) | 2.0 (0.8–5.1) |
Ticks | |||
Tick seen in household/surrounding | 44 (88) | 74 (74) | 2.5 (0.9–6.7) |
History of tick bite | 27 (27) | 23 (23) | 4.0 (1.9–8.1) |
Presence of rodents in house | 32 (64) | 35 (35) | 3.0 (1.6–6.7) |
Dead monkey(s) reported near house | 43 (86) | 46 (46) | 7.2 (2.9–17.6) |
Distance from dead monkey(s) to house | |||
<50 m | 28 (56) | 29 (29) | 5.9 (2.6–13.9) |
50–100 m | 12 (24) | 9 (9) | 8.2 (2.8–24.6) |
>100 m | 10 (6) | 62 (7) | (Reference) |
No exposure to dead monkey | 18 (36) | 62 (62) | (Reference) |
Any exposure to dead monkey | 32 (64) | 38 (38) | 2.9 (1.4–5.9) |
Went near death site* | 32 (100) | 0 (0) | 1287.0 (77.4–1384.6) |
Cattle or dog(s) went to death site | 16 (50) | 2 (5) | 18.0 (3.6–87.7) |
Participated in monkey cremation* | 6 (19) | 0 (0) | 10.1 (1.2–86.9) |
Touched dead monkey* | 5 (16) | 0 (0) | 8.3 (0.9–73.3) |
No PPE used | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | 1.9 (0.1–19.8) |