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passages: Sex and age distributions of confirmed cases
  Of 480 confirmed cases, 56% (269/480) were male patients and 44% (211/480) were female, respectively. The percentage of male cases was higher than that of females in all groups except for the group aged 31-40 (chi2 = 42.4, P < 0.001). 278 (57.9%) cases were in the group aged 21-50, followed by 102 (21.3%), 79 (16.5%) and 21 (4.4%) cases in the group aged 51-70, 0-20, and >= 71, respectively. The youngest and oldest cases were 1.5 and 81 years old, respectively (Table 2).
  Table 2
  Age and occupational distributions and activities (1-3 weeks prior to symptom appearance) of confirmed cases
  Cases (%) (Male: Female, %)
  Age (Years)
  0-10 46 (9.6) (76:24)
  11-20 33 (6.9) (79:21)
  21-30 78 (16.3) (51:49)
  31-40 99 (20.6) (46:54)
  41-50 101 (21.0) (56:44)
  51-60 47 (9.8) (55:45)
  61-70 55 (11.5) (53:47)
  >= 71 21 (4.4) (52:48)
  Occupation
  Children at preschool age 20 (4.2) (75:25)
  Pupils 50 (10.4) (78:22)
  Farmers 408 (85.0) (52:48)
  Others 2 (0.4) (50:50)
  Activities
  Farm work 325 (67.7) (53:47)
  Play on grassland 65 (13.5) (75:25)
  Recreation 20 (4.2) (65:35)
  Housework 25 (5.2) (8:92)
  Unknown 45 (9.4) (71:29)
  