Table 1 Absolute number and percentage of confirmed spotted fever cases and deaths regarding probable area of infection, relation to work, exposure to risk environments and hospitalization, between 2007 and 2015 in Brazil

Gender

  Male

 <1 year

4

0.45

2

0.61

 1–4 years

20

2.26

8

2.46

 5–9 years

49

5.54

15

4.61

 10–14 years

46

5.20

18

5.53

 15–19 years

56

6.34

22

6.76

 20–49 years

445

50.39

151

46.46

 50–64 years

209

23.66

82

25.23

 65–79 years

53

6

27

8.30

 >80 years

1

0.11

0

0

  Female

 <1 year

5

1.38

1

1.16

 1–4 years

27

7.45

6

6.97

 5–9 years

27

7.45

10

11.62

 10–14 years

31

8.56

12

13.95

 15–19 years

20

5.52

5

5.81

 20–49 years

183

50.55

37

43.02

 50–64 years

53

14.64

12

13.95

 65–79 years

15

4.14

3

3.48

 >80 years

1

0.27

0

0

Ethnic Group

 White

816

65.54

220

53.53

 Black

56

4.5

32

7.79

 Asian

7

0.56

0

0

 Multiracial

215

17.27

90

21.9

 Indigenous

4

0.32

1

0.24

 Missing/blank

147

11.81

68

16.55

Probable area of infection

 Rural

539

43.29

146

35.52

 Urban

407

32.69

139

33.82

 Periurban

173

13.90

70

17.03

 Missing/Blank

126

10.12

56

13.63

Work-related transmission

 Yes

213

17.11

63

15.33

 No

860

69.08

264

64.23

 Missing/blank

182

14.62

84

20.44

Exposure to risk environments

 Yes

831

66.75

254

61.80

 No

255

20.48

64

15.57

 Missing/blank

159

12.77

93

22.63

Hospitalization

 North

9

0.72

1

0.24

 Northeast

1

0.08

0

0

 Southeast

615

49.39

336

81.75

 South

37

2.97

4

0.97

 Central-West

6

0.48

1

0.24

 Missing/blank

92

7.38

49

11.92