TABLE.
Characteristics of patients with Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in the last known cluster of Ebola (N = 22*), by transmission generation — Liberia, January–February 2015
| Characteristic | Transmission generation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total (N = 22)* | 1st (n = 5) | 2nd (n = 10) | 3rd (n = 6) | |
| Average age (yrs) (range) | 36 (10–60) | 32 (10–60) | 34 (13–55) | 41 (24–58) |
| Average no. of symptomatic days in the community (range) | 4.2 (0–11) | 6 (2–11) | 4.7 (1–11) | 1.5 (0–4) |
| Female | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Survived | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Transmission location | ||||
| Montserrado County, Sector 2 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Montserrado County, Sector 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Margibi County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Initially listed as contact | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Visited non-ETU while symptomatic | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Abbreviation: ETU = Ebola treatment unit.
*
Includes index patient.