Epidemic characteristics of anthrax in Chengde City， Hebei Province from 2005 to 2021
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2023.22666
- VernacularTitle:2005—2021年河北省承德市炭疽疫情流行特征分析
- Author:
Huiqiang HAN
1
;
Hongna CHU
1
;
Hailian WANG
1
;
Feng WEI
1
;
Wei WANG
1
;
Yingzi MA
1
;
Jing SHANG
1
Author Information
1. Chengde Center for Disease Control and Prevention， Chengde， Hebei 067000， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
anthrax;
epidemic characteristics;
morbidity;
Hebei Province;
Chengde City
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2023;35(6):558-560
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo determine the epidemic characteristics of anthrax in Chengde City， Hebei Province from 2005 to 2021， and to provide evidence for formulating prevention and control measures of anthrax and reducing incidence rate. MethodsThis study collected the data of anthrax epidemic in Chengde City and conducted descriptive analysis. ResultsFrom 2005 to 2021， a total of 11 anthrax cases were reported in Chengde City with no death. The average incidence rate was 0.08/105， which remained low. Furthermore， 10 cases were cutaneous anthrax and 1 case was pulmonary anthrax. The cases were mainly reported in Weichang County， accounting for 90.91% of the total reported cases， followed by Pingquan City. In addition， the cases were mainly reported from July to August and mainly between 30 and 59 years old with a gender ratio of 2.67∶1. ConclusionThe anthrax epidemic in Chengde City is likely to increase. It mainly occurs in summer， rural areas， and male young and middle-aged farmers. It is necessary to improve epidemic monitoring， health education， disease prevention capacity， early identification of the epidemic， and active response.
