Poisoning caused by Coriaria sinica maxim among children in Guizhou Province during 2015 to 2020
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.030
- VernacularTitle:贵州省2015—2020年儿童马桑果中毒事件监测分析
- Author:
ZHU Shu, WANG Yafang, LIU Lin, ZHANG Lili, TIAN Jigui,YANG Qi, ZHOU Yajuan
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Author Information
1. Institute of public health monitoring and evaluation, Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang (550000) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Plant poisoning;
Epidemiologic studies;
Population surveillance;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(4):607-609
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the occurrence and epidemiological characteristics of acute poisoning caused by Coriaria sinica maxdim in Guizhou Province during 2015 to 2020, and to provide scientific basis for prevention of Coriaria sinica maxim poisoning.
Methods:A total of 176 cases of Coriaria sinica maxim poisoning were reported in Guizhou Province during 2015 to 2020, with all of the 505 affected were children and adolescents under 16 years old. No death was reported. Poisoning caused by Coriaria sinica maxim was most commonly reported in the year of 2020, with 97 reported incidents and 292 poisonings. Poisoning incidents were most freqently reported in the mature stage of Coriariasinica fruit during April to June, with 153 cases and 437 poisoning cases reported in May. The top three areas reporting Coriaria sinica maxim poisoning included Bijie, Anshun and Zunyi City, with the number of reported eventws being 57, 27, and 27, and poisoned children and adolescents of 160, 90, and 73. Most of the affected children were from rural areas. The median incubation period was 2 hours, and the primary clinical symptoms included vomiting( 93.66 %), nausea(58.02%) and abdominal pain(38.42%).
Conclusion:A large number of Coriaria sinica maxim poisoning incidents occur due to unsupervised access to Coriaria sinica maxim among rural children. The publicity and education of children, especially for rural left behind children, should be strengthened to reduce the incidence of Coriaria sinica maxim poisoning.
