Title: Analysis of prevalent trend of Japanese encephalitis B in Ningbo City and control measures
Abstract:Objective To analyse the epidemic situation of Japanese B encephalitis in Ningbo during 1986~2006 and provide the scientific basis for controlling the disease in the future. Methods Descriptive epidem...Objective To analyse the epidemic situation of Japanese B encephalitis in Ningbo during 1986~2006 and provide the scientific basis for controlling the disease in the future. Methods Descriptive epidemiological study was applied to analyse the data of routine annual report of Japanese B encephalitis during 1986~2006 in Ningbo City. Results Total 875 cases were reported with 45 deaths. The annual average incidence, mortality and fatality rate were 0.75/ 100 000, 0. 04/100 000 and 5.14%, respectively. The Japanese B encephalitis cases were mainly reported in the districts including Cixi, Xiangshan and Ninghai. 80.11% of the reported Japanese B encephalitis cases were children under 10 years old. The ratio of male to female was 1.65:1. Season distribution was from May to October and high peak period was from July to August. Conclusion The results reveal that the reported incidence of Japanese B encephalitis has decreased suggesting that great success has been obtained incontrol of Japanese B encephalitis. At presnet integrated measures, such as health education,vaccinaiton and vector control be taken to reduce the incidence of Japanese B encephalitis.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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