Epidemic situation and prevention and control strategies of plague in Gansu Province at present
10.3760/cma.j.cn231583-20210325-00098
- VernacularTitle:现阶段甘肃省鼠疫疫情形势与防控策略探讨
- Author:
Aiwei HE
1
;
Daqin XU
;
Jinxiao XI
;
Pinggui WANG
;
Wenjing AN
Author Information
1. 甘肃省疾病预防控制中心鼠疫防制科，兰州 730020
- Keywords:
Plague;
Epidemic characteristics;
Prevention and control strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2022;41(5):402-406
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Plague natural foci in Gansu Province are large in area and widely distributed, and the epidemic status is different in each focus. Some plague natural foci have been resting for many years and are under stable control. In other plague natural foci, the epidemic of plague among animals is relatively active, and dozens of strains of Yersinia pestis can be isolated every year. The plague among animals spreads to the humans from time to time, and the cases of human plague are more severe, short in course of disease, and high in mortality. In recent years, with the sharp increase of migrant workers engaged in grazing and engineering construction in plague natural foci, opportunities to actively contact infected animals such as marmots, hares and sheepdogs have increased, resulting in an increase of human plague cases. In addition, the behaviors of illegal hunting, trafficking and sale of marmots cannot be stopped, resulting in human plague throughout the year. Therefore, the party committees and governments at all levels and the health administrative departments in Gansu Province have formulated the plague prevention and control measures suitable for this region according to the epidemic characteristics of plague among animals and humans. In this paper, the characteristics of plague epidemic situation at present and the prevention and control measures adopted in Gansu Province are discussed, in order to provide scientific basis and guidance for optimizing plague prevention and control measures in the future.
