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Short Communication
Volume 3, Number 4, August 2011, pages 199-202
Epidemiological Aspects of Human Brucellosis and Leptospirosis Outbreaks in Korea
Tables
| Item | Brucellosis | Leptospirosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (%) | 95% CI | Cases (%) | 95% CI | |
| Average prevalence rate per 100,000 populations from 2001 to 2010.Chi-square analysis indicated a significant difference from the total value. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. | ||||
| Season | ||||
| Spring | 170 (26.1) ** | 22.2-29.5 | 32 (2.8) | 1.9-3.8 |
| Summer | 207 (31.8) ** | 28.2-35.4 | 80 (6.9) | 5.4-8.4 |
| Autumn | 156 (24.0) | 20.7-27.3 | 940 (84.5) ** | 79.3-83.7 |
| Winter | 118 (18.1) ** | 15.1-21.1 | 101 (8.8) | 7.2-10.4 |
| Total | 651 | 1,153 | ||
| Region | ||||
| Eastern | 256 (39.3) | 35.1-43.1 | 775 (67.2) ** | 64.5-69.9 |
| Western | 321 (49.3) ** | 45.5-53.1 | 325 (28.2) | 25.6-30.8 |
| Central | 67 (10.3) ** | 8.0-12.6 | 51 (4.4) | 3.2-5.6 |
| Jeju-Island | 7 (1.1) | 0.3-1.9 | 2 (0.2) | - |
| Total | 651 | 1,153 | ||
| Item | Brucellosis | Leptospirosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (%) | 95% CI | Cases (%) | 95% CI | |
| 95% CI: Confidence interval of 95%, Chi-square analysis indicated a significant difference from the total value.*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 565 (86.8) ** | 84.2-89.4 | 684 (59.5)** | 56.7-62.4 |
| Female | 86 (15.2) | 12.4-17.9 | 467 (40.5) | 37.7-43.3 |
| Total | 651 | 1,153 | ||
| Age | ||||
| <19 | 4 (0.5) | - | 14 (1.2) | 0.9-1.5 |
| 20-39 | 88 (13.5)* | 10.9-16.2 | 119 (10.3) | 8.0-12.6 |
| 40-59 | 404 (62.1)** | 58.4-65.8 | 333 (28.9) | 26.3-31.5 |
| >60 | 155 (23.8) | 20.5-27.1 | 687 (59.6)** | 57.3-61.9 |
| Total | 651 | 1,153 | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Clerk/Servicemen | 5 (0.8) | 0.1-1.5 | 44 (3.8)** | 2.7-4.9 |
| Salesman | 3 (0.5) | - | 8 (0.7) | 0.2-1.2 |
| Labor | 6 (0.9) | 0.2-1.6 | 15 (1.3) | 0.7-1.9 |
| Engineers | 6 (0.9) | 0.2-1.6 | 15 (1.3) | 0.7-1.9 |
| Mistress | 8 (1.2) | 0.4-2.0 | 68 (5.9)** | 4.5-7.3 |
| Students | 2 (0.3) | - | 15 (1.3)* | 0.7-1.9 |
| Soldiers | 0 | - | 8 (0.7) | 0.2-1.2 |
| Farmers | 377 (57.9) * | 54.1-61.7 | 602 (52.2) | 50.7-53.7 |
| Vet. and others | 40 (6.1) | 4.3-7.9 | 0 | - |
| Jobless | 8 (1.2) | 0.4-2.0 | 161 (14.0)** | 12.0-16.0 |
| Others | 196 (30.1)** | 26.7-33.6 | 217 (18.8) | 16.6-21.1 |
| Total | 651 | 1,153 | ||