Water-related diseases along the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project
10.3969/j.issn.1002-2694.2017.12.008
- VernacularTitle:南水北调东线工程沿线水相关疾病调查分析
- Author:
Hong-Wei GAO
1
;
Jing-Long TAO
;
Kai-Qiang SHAO
;
Chao-Ling GUAN
;
Jun-Hong WANG
;
Guo-Ping ZHAO
;
Mao-Ti WEI
Author Information
1. 武警后勤学院附属医院救援医学研究所
- Keywords:
South-to-North Water Diversion Project;
The Eastern Route;
water-related diseases;
epidemiological analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses
2017;33(12):1094-1097
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemic condition of water-related diseases in the eastern route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP).All data were extracted from published literatures in Chinese about water-related diseases in the eastern route of SNWDP.Pooled analysis was used to explore geographical distribution and epidemiology of the disease.A total of 325 articles about water-related diseases were retrieved during 1953 to 2013,and 209 articles were included in this study.Pooling analysis showed that Shandong Province had the largest number of cases for water-related diseases,following by Jiangsu,Hebei,Tianjin,and Anhui.The numbers of cases were relative small before 1960s according to epidemic curve,and the curve peaked in the 1970s,and decreased after the 1980s.A total of 1 383 834 cases of bacillary dysentery was reported,accounting for 84％ of all water-related diseases on these regions of SNWDP,and followed by hepatitis A,hepatitis E,Japanese encephalitis,typhoid and paratyphoid fever and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.Other reported diseases displayed scatter condition and a small numbers of cases.The prevalence of water-related diseases is sporadic and a trend of decline along the regions of the eastern route of SNWDP.
