2.Survey of the third Zika virus disease case in the mainland of China
Xuanjun DONG ; Jimin SUN ; Lianqing LOU ; Zhihong ZHU ; Liebo ZHU ; Ting LOU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2016;37(5):597-599
Objective To evaluate the performance of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease prevention and control.Methods Descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on the clinical manifestations,laboratory detection results and disease progression of the third imported ZIKV disease case in the mainland of China.Results On 19 February 2016,a ZIKV disease case was confirmed in Yiwu,Zhejiang province,which was the third imported case of ZIKV disease confirmed by China CDC laboratory and expert consulting.The patient just had a travel to Fiji and Samoa and had mosquito bite history in Samoa.The patient was hospitalized on 16 February after the onset on 14 February and the eruption on 15 February.The body temperature of the patient became normal on 17 February,the rash disappeared on 19 February and the conjunctivitis resolved on 20 February.The positive detection of the viral nucleic acid in blood was only for 3 consecutive days,and the viral nucleic acid could be detected in urine even after negative detection in blood for 4 days.Conclusion The symptoms of the patient were typical.ZIKV can be detected by using blood sample in early phase,but after body temperature become normal,the virus can be detected in urine.
3.Monitoring of ticks parasitic on domestic animals in Yiwu City in 2021
Xinhong ZHU ; Yinping WU ; Xiuling YANG ; Xuanjun DONG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(9):917-921
ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of ticks parasitic on domestic animals in Yiwu City of Zhejiang Province. MethodsWe monitored, identified and analyzed ticks parasitic on domestic animals in Yiwu in 2021. ResultsA total of 452 domestic animals were monitored, of which 306 were infected with ticks, suggesting a prevalence of 67.70%. A total of 2,603 ticks were captured, and the tick index was determined to be 5.76. The ticks were identified to belong to one family, four genera, and 10 species. Haemaphysalis longicornis was the dominant tick (59.16%), followed by Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides (26.32%) and Rhipicephalus microplus (6.45%). Prevalence of ticks, tick index, and number of tick species were listed for domestic animals as follows: goats (74.37%, 7.45, 7 species), yellow cattle (62.50%, 4.14,6 species), and dogs (54.62%, 2.59, 8 species). Moreover, goat was the main domestic animal infected with more than two tick species (25.99%); H.longicornis (91.26%) was the species with most repated infections. The dominant species of ticks were H.longicornis (65.15%) and R.haemaphysaloides (29.42%) in goats, R.microplus (67.67%) and R.haemaphysaloides (20.69%) in yellow cattle, and H.longicornis (57.14%) and Haemaphysalis porcupines (21.10%) in dogs. However, seasonal fluctuation in tick index differed among goats, yellow cattle and dogs. The fluctuation in tick index in goats and dogs was consistent with that of H.longicornis, with a major peak in March and the minor peaks in September and October. The fluctuation in tick index in yellow cattle was consistent with that of R.microplus, with two peaks in April and August-September. In addition, larval ticks, nymphal ticks and adult ticks were caught in this study, among which nymphal ticks were most common. We found that single domestic animals were infected with ticks of the same species and different stages, which was more common in goats and those animals infected with H.longicornis. ConclusionTicks parasitic on domestic animals are common in Yiwu. Multiple species of ticks have been identified, with H.longicornis as the dominant species. It warrants further monitoring and countermeasures.