Epidemiologic characteristics of natural foci of plague in Qinghai province from 1999 to 2009
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-4955.2010.06.021
- VernacularTitle:1990-2009年青海省鼠疫流行病学分析
- Author:
Ying, MA
;
Hu, WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Plague;
Epidemiologic methods;
Data collection
- From:Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2010;29(6):663-665
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the epidemic characteristics of natural foci of plague in Qinghai province in the past twenty years and to provide references for prevention and control of the disease. Methods Excel software was used to analyze the database of human plague cases and the surveillance and survey data of natural foci of plague in Qinghai province from 1999 to 2009. Results Animal plague occurred in Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Plateau and central and southern Plateau year after year, which became key areas of animal plague in Qinghai province. There were many human plague cases every year except 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008 from 1990 to 2009. Cumulative incidence of human plague was 27 cases, with incidence of 73 cases, 29 cases of death, and death rate 39.73%. Epidemic areas mainly distributed in the 4 states of Yushu, Hainan, Hercynian, Haibei.Prevalent season was from May to October. The most prevalent was pneumonic type among clinical types [60.27%(44/73)]. Conclusions Animal plague has occurred actively in key areas of Qinghai province in recent years,and an outbreak of human plague in some areas is found. Monitoring and early warning should be strengthened in the key areas, and comprehensive prevention and control measures should be implemented to reduce the incidence and prevalence of the plague.
