Epidemiological analysis on the first outbreak of tsutsugamushi disease in Fuyang City of Anhui Province in 2008
- VernacularTitle:2008年安徽省阜阳市首起恙虫病暴发疫情的流行病学调查
- Author:
Jiabing WU
;
Dailin HU
;
Fan HE
;
Meijuan LU
;
Junfeng WAN
;
Liye ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Scrub typhus;
Disease outbreaks;
Questionnaires
- From:Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
2008;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of an outbreak of tsutsugamushi disease in Fuyang City of Anhui Province.Methods Epidemiological information was collected by case investigation questionnaire of tsutsugamushi disease.Diagnosis was determined by the detection of OXK antigen by Weil-Felix test.Results Seventy-eight cases with tsutsugamushi disease were discovered in the outbreak.All the patients had an experience of working in this area before the starting of symptoms.The clinical features of the patients were fever,headache,skin eschar,tetter and lymphadenectasis.No severe complications occurred in each patient.All the patients recovered after getting deoxycycline.Conclusions This was the first report for the tsutsugamushi disease occurred in Fuyang City of Anhui Province.And the declaration for the new happened tsutsugamushi disease would provide strong support evidence for the prevention and control of this event and ensure the safety for working in this area.Also the deoxycycline was very effective for the treatment of tsutsugamushi disease.
