https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001992
Quantitative dataset that underpins the development and validation of a novel Double Antigen Binding Assay identifying anti-Lassa Fever Virus IgG antibodies for the investigation of past infection with Lassa Fever Virus in plasma and oral fluid. Dataset contains information on 143 participants.
The following tables lists each variable contained within the dataset, accompanied by a short description provided by the depositor. Access will be provided to anonymised information only. Please direct all questions related to the interpretation of these variables to the data creators.
Variable | Variable label | Number of observations |
studyid | Participant ID | 143 |
studygp | Study group - Case or control | 143 |
adm2recryr | time admission to recuitment (yrs) | 71 |
onset2admdy | time onset to admission (days) | 71 |
sex | sex | 143 |
chronic | Chronic illness | 141 |
chronsymp | Symptoms of chronic illness | 7 |
evdsurv | EVD survivor | 141 |
maldx | Malaria diagnosis | 142 |
preg | Pregnant at recruitment | 108 |
birth | Gave brth in past 12 months | 108 |
las_post | Lassa diagnosis or suspect after confirmed LASV | 70 |
outs_case | Knows a case outside the household | 142 |
outs_contact | Contact with a case outside the household | 10 |
prevent | Number using prevention measures | 70 |
prev_descrip | description of prevention measures | 61 |
adm_abdo | symptom at admission : abdominal pain | 71 |
adm_gums | symptom at admission : bleeding gums | 71 |
adm_stool | symptom at admission :blood in stool | 71 |
adm_urine | symptom at admission :blood in urine | 71 |
adm_blurry | symptom at admission :blurred vision | 71 |
adm_dd | symptom at admission: diarrhoea | 71 |
adm_fatig | symptom at admission: fatigue | 71 |
adm_fever | symptom at admission: fever | 71 |
adm_head | symptom at admission: headache | 71 |
adm_hic | symptom at admission: hiccups | 71 |
adm_appet | symptom at admission: loss of appetite | 69 |
adm_pain | symptom at admission: pain | 71 |
adm_miscarry | symptom at admission: miscarriage | 78 |
adm_nv | symptom at admission: nausea/vomitting | 71 |
adm_redeye | symptom at admission: redeyes | 71 |
adm_sore | symptom at admission: sore throat | 71 |
adm_nosebl | symptom at admission: nosebleed | 71 |
adm_dizz | symptom at admission: dizziness | 71 |
adm_cough | symptom at admission: bloody cough | 71 |
adm_other | symptom at admission: other | 71 |
adm_vagbl | symptom at admission: vaginal bleeding | 71 |
adm_rash | symptom at admission: rash | 71 |
symp_no | Number of symptoms at admission | 70 |
dabpl_d1_5 | DABA Plasma OD 1 | 143 |
dabpl_d2_5 | DABA Plasma OD 2 | 143 |
dabpl_mn5 | DABA Plasma OD 1/2 mean | 143 |
au_plasma | Arbitrary Unit: plasma | 143 |
daborf_d1 | DABA Oral Fluid OD 1 | 143 |
daborf_d2 | DABA Oral Fluid OD 2 | 143 |
daborf_mn | DABA Oral Fluid OD mean | 143 |
au_orf | Arbitrary Unit ORal Fluid | 71 |
prefsamp | Preferred sample type | 142 |
reg_oral | Willing to giveoral fluid sample regularly | 142 |
swabcomm | Participant comments on swab | 142 |
hh_las_post | LASV case in HH post participant case | 70 |
hh_wet | Wet case in household | 14 |
hh_time | Time since other case in HH | 13 |
outs_wet | Contact with wet case outside hh | 8 |
outs_time | Time since contact with outside case | 7 |
agegp | age grouped | 143 |
under20 | </> 20 y | 143 |
marital | marital status | 143 |
occup | occupation | 142 |
currdist | District of current residence | 143 |
prevdist | District of previous residence | 110 |
dx | Original diagnostic method | 71 |
dxgp | Original diagnostic method grouped | 71 |
adm2recrgp | time admission to recuitment grouped | 71 |
sympsev | severity of symptoms (self report) | 70 |
expose | Self-reported exposure before admission | 70 |
ndabp1 | DABA plasma normalised OD 1 | 143 |
ndabp2 | DABA plasma normalised OD 2 | 143 |
ndabp_mn | DABA plasma normalised OD mean | 143 |
logdabp_mn | Logscale DABA plasma OD mean | 143 |
logndabp_mn | Logscale DABA plasma normalised OD mean | 143 |
ndaborf1 | DABA oral fluid normalised OD 1 | 143 |
ndaborf2 | DABA oral fluid normalised OD 2 | 143 |
ndaborf_mn | DABA oral fluid normalised OD mean | 143 |
logdaborf_mn | log scale DABA oral fluid OD mean | 143 |
nlogdaborf_mn | Log scale DABA oral fluid normalised OD mean | 143 |
ndabpgp | DABA plasma normalised OD mean grouped | 143 |
ndaborfgp | DABA plasma normalised OD mean grouped | 143 |
pl_res | Plasma results (nODs) | 143 |
orf_res | ORF results (nODs) | 143 |
anomall | All outcomes (nOD mean) | 143 |
contactafter | participants reporting hh or outside exposure after | 143 |
confirm | Survivors: lab confirmed or not | 71 |