Epidemiological characteristics of public health emergencies of infectious diseases in schools of Beijing from 2010 to 2020
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.034
- VernacularTitle:北京市2010—2020年学校突发传染病事件流行病学特征
- Author:
SUN Xiumei, SUN Xingui, LIU Xiaofeng, ZHANG Yongqiang, LI Xitai, WANG Wei, MA Ning, NING Fang, WANG Dong, QIAO Hong, WANG Jinghui
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Author Information
1. Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing (100013) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Communicable diseases;
Prevalence;
Epidemiologic studies;
Student health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(4):622-626
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases at schools in Beijing from 2010 to 2020, providing evidence for the prevention and control strategies in school infectious diseases.
Methods:Information on public health emergencies was collected from Public Health Emergency Reporting System (the subsystem of Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System) reported from 2010 to 2020.
Results:A total of 146 public health emergencies and 138 public health emergencies of infectious diseases in schools were reported in Beijing from 2010 to 2020, including 4 291 cases with the rate of 2.32% and affected or exposed 185 179 cases. There were significant difference in mean annual incidence rates( χ 2=782.46, P <0.01). There were 71 events of respiratory infectious diseases and 66 events of intestinal infectious diseases, accounting for 51.45% and 47.83%, respectively. The annual incidence peaks of public health emergencies of infectious diseases were during March-June and October-December. The events mainly occurred in kindergartens and primary schools among each stage of school periods with 51 and 46 incidences respectively, which accounted for 70.29% of the total number of public health emergencies in schools. The leading infectious diseases among all the reported events in kindergartens and primary schools were hand foot mouth disease and varicella. Varicella and other infectious diarrhoeal diseases were at the top lists of infectious disease outbreaks at the secondary and university stages.
Conclusion:Infectious diseases events were the major type of public health emergencies at schools in Beijing from 2010 to 2020. Respiratory infectious diseases and intestinal infectious diseases were the keys to the prevention and control of public health emergencies related to school. It is necessary to strengthen the surveillance for public health emergencies especially for symptom surveillance. The prevention and control measures should be taken according to the characteristics of different age groups. At the same time, the prevention and control of school infectious diseases and the drill of the plan during peak periods need to be particularly strengthened.
