Table 2 Samples from high-risk cohort by risk category and sample type.
Risk category | Sites | Baseline (2013) | Clinical episodes | End (2016) | Total samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. swabs | No. subjects | No. swabs | No. subjects. | No. stools | No. subjects | |||
Farm households | 61 | 214 | 214 | 24 | 22 | 166 | 166 | 404 |
Animal health workers | 3 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 60 |
Abattoir workers (pig slaughterers) | 1 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 47 |
Poultry slaughterers | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
Rat traders | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Total | Â | 281 | 281 | 50 | 39 | 220 | 219 | 551 |
