Table 1 Antibody prevalence to rift valley fever phlebovirus or Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus among pygmies in the East region of Cameroon
Age range (years) | Sex ratio (M/F) | Average age ± SD | Number of positive samples for the specified population/no. tested (%)a | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abong Mbang | Lomié | Messok | Mindourou | ||||
Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus (RVFV) | |||||||
≤20 | 0.3 | 17.3 ± 3.7 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/8 | 0/12 |
21–40 | 2.0 | 32.9 ± 5.4 | 0/2 | 0/13 | 0/4 | 7/32 (21.9) | 7/51 (13.7) |
41–60 | 1.5 | 50.5 ± 5.5 | 0/4 | 2/12 (16.7) | 0/2 | 5/31 (16.1) | 7/49 (14.3) |
61–80 | 1.5 | 69.2 ± 5.4 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 1/2 (50.0) | 2/17 (11.8) | 3/25 (12.0) |
Total | 1.4 | 44.4 ± 16.4 | 0/8 | 2/30 (6.7) | 1/11 (9.1) | 14/88 (15.9) | 17/137 (12.4) |
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Orthonairovirus (CCHFV) | |||||||
≤20 | 0.3 | 17.3 ± 3.7 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/8 | 0/12 |
21–40 | 2.0 | 32.9 ± 5.4 | 1/2 (50.0) | 0/13 | 0/4 | 0/32 b | 1/51 (2.0) |
41–60 | 1.5 | 50.5 ± 5.5 | 1/4 (25.0) | 1/12 (8.3) | 0/2 | 3/31 (9.7) | 5/49 (10.2) |
61–80 | 1.5 | 69.2 ± 5.4 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/17b | 0/25 |
Total | 1.4 | 44.4 ± 16.4 | 2/8 (25.0) | 1/30 (3.3) | 0/11 | 3/88 (3.4) | 6/137 (4.4) |