outbreaks (version 1.9.0)

smallpox_abakaliki_1967: Smallpox in Abakaliki, Nigeria, 1967

Description

These data comprise of 32 cases of smallpox in Abakaliki, Nigeria in 1967, first described by Thompson and Foege (1968), which occurred predominantly in a religious group that refused medical interventions.

Usage

smallpox_abakaliki_1967

Format

A data frame with 32 rows and 8 columns

case_ID

Case identification number

date_of_onset

Date of onset of symptoms

age

Age in years

gender

Gender: female (f) or male (m) (factor)

vaccinated

Previously vaccinated: no (n) or yes (y) (factor)

vaccscar

Vaccination scar present: no (n) or yes (y) (factor)

ftc

Member of the Faith Tabernacle: no (n) or yes (y) (factor)

compound

Compound number (factor)

References

D. Thompson and W. Foege. 1968. Faith Tabernacle smallpox epidemic. Abakaliki, Nigeria. World Health Organization, 3:1<U+2013>9

Examples

# NOT RUN {
## show first few cases
head(smallpox_abakaliki_1967)

# }