Military Medical Sciences 2015;(5):360-363

doi:10.7644/j.issn.1674-9960.2015.05.010

Epidemiological analysis of measles in China between 2005 and 2013

Xiushan ZHANG ; Yicheng WU ; Quan QIAN ; Wanyu LIU ; Wenyi ZHANG ; Shenlong LI

Keywords

measles; epidemiology; analysis

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To analyze the epidemiologic characteristics and epidemic intensity of measles in China between 2005 and 2013 , and to provide evidence for reasonable allocation of health resources and measles elimination in China . Methods Descriptive epidemiological methods were applied to measles surveillance data and demographic information during this study.Results A total of 597 594 cases, including 366 deaths, were reported from all over China , among whom 355 409 were males (59.47%) and 242 185 were females (40.53%).The average annual incidence was 5.07/100 000 and the average annual mortality was 0.0031/100 000.The majority of cases were children under 10 years old, accouning for 64.64%.Conclusion The incidence of measles in China is decreasing .Measles mainly occurrs in spring and there is significant difference between age and gender groups , and obvious regional differences are also found .