Title: Investigation on the current status of chronic filariasis in Jiangsu Province
Abstract: Objective To understand the current status of chronic filariasis in Jiangsu Province, so as to provide basis of making practical control and treatment measures. Methods People over 15-year old were checked up on clinic symptoms, signs and laboratory signals in chronic filariasis in 71 old endemic counties, by stratified-cluster and clue sampling. The data were analyzed statistically. Results The morbidity of chronic filariasis was 0.15% evaluated by stratified-cluster sampling, and 65 298 chronic cases were calculated in Jiangsu Province. 9 793 cases were found by clue sampling, of which the age ranged in 17-92, over 60 to be 65.39%. The course of diseases was in 1-64 years, and over 10 years to be 91.09 %. The type of disease with leg-lymphatic liquid was 69.35%. The patients calculated in 34 middle-endemic counties were up to 86.64% of all cases in Jiangsu Province. Conclusion The application of combination with stratified-cluster and clue sampling was practical on investigation of chronic filariasis at province-level. The morbidity of chronic filariasis maintain high in Jiangsu Province. We should launch treatment and care for them energetically.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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