Title: Epidemiological characteristics of other infectious diarrhea in a district of Shenzhen in 2010-2012
Abstract: Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diarrhea in a district of Shenzhen city,and to provide the basis for development of prevention and control measure.Methods The descriptive epidemiological methods was used to analyzed the features of other infectious diarrhea in a district of Shenzhen reported by disease surveillance information reporting system in 2010-2012.Results Totallly 14 752 other infectious diarrhea cases reported in 2010-2012 were reported with an incidence rate of 222.05/100,000,272.49/100,000,235.15/100,000,respectively.Number of cases under 5 years of age accounted for 86.27% of the total.The infection peak was from October to December and rotavirus infection accounted for 63.23% of the totals.An outbreak causedby rotavirus and two outbreaks caused by norovirus were also recorded.Conclusions The other infectious diarrhea in a district of Shenzhen was mainly prevalent in scattered inhabiting children aged 0~5 years in autumn and winter,and rotavirus was the important pathogen associated with the cases distribution.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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