Factors influencing the number of rabies cases in children in China.

Miao SONG; Qing TANG; Simon RAYNER; Xiao Yan TAO; Xin Xin SHEN; Guo Dong LIANG

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Factors influencing the number of rabies cases in children in China.

Author: Miao SONG ^{1
,

2} ; Qing TANG ¹ ; Simon RAYNER ³ ; Xiao Yan TAO ¹ ; Xin Xin SHEN ¹ ; Guo Dong LIANG ¹ ;
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1. State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, NationalInstitute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for DiseaseControl and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
2. Liupanshui Vocational and Technical College, Liupanshui 553001, Guizhou, China.
3. Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Adolescent; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; China; epidemiology; Dog Diseases; epidemiology; prevention & control; Dogs; Female; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Rabies; epidemiology; prevention & control; Rabies Vaccines; therapeutic use
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2014;27(8):627-632
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: To understand the epidemic situation and factors influencing rabies cases in children in China, we obtained an overview of the current epidemic based on individual data of rabies cases in children and a descriptive analysis was carried on the prevalence and related factors. The results showed that the rabies cases in children accounted for 21.3% of the total number of rabies cases in China, 97.0% of these cases occurred in rural areas, they were mainly caused by dogs (81.5%), and were primarily level III exposure (47.7%). More than half of the cases were not treated with wound care, vaccination rate was extremely low (15.7%), and only 5.9% of cases were injected with antibodies. Furthermore, 25.4% of cases adopted incorrect treatments such as extruding bleed and wound closure, cases vaccinated with 5 injections accounted for only 22.5%. In conclusion, the prevalence of rabies cases in children in China remains a serious concern, the number and immune status of dogs in rural areas, and knowledge of rabies by risk populations should be considered in future rabies prevention and control programs.