Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 1,585) included as suspect tick-borne encephalitis cases, Poland, March 2009-April 2010
Characteristic | Number of patients | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0-9 | 136 | 8.6 |
10-19 | 325 | 20.5 | |
20-29 | 305 | 19.2 | |
30-39 | 222 | 14.0 | |
40-49 | 184 | 11.6 | |
50-59 | 193 | 12.2 | |
60+ | 220 | 13.9 | |
Sex | Male | 841 | 53.1 |
Female | 744 | 46.9 | |
Residence type | Rural | 712 | 45.0 |
Urban | 869 | 55.0 | |
Month of onset | January | 57 | 3.6 |
February | 79 | 5.0 | |
March* | 89 | 5.6 | |
April* | 82 | 5.2 | |
May | 66 | 4.2 | |
June | 133 | 8.4 | |
July | 309 | 19.5 | |
August | 273 | 17.2 | |
September | 212 | 13.4 | |
October | 138 | 8.7 | |
November | 85 | 5.4 | |
December | 62 | 3.9 |