Epidemiological characteristics analysis of hand-foot-mouth disease in Shenyang city from 2013 to 2017
ZHAO Cong
Business Office, Shenyang Health Service and Administrative Law Enforcement Center (Shenyang Center for Disease ControI and Prevention), Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110031, China
Abstract:Objective To analyze the epidemiological and etiological data of hand-foot-mouth disease in Shenyang city, to provide the basis for scientific prevention and control of hand-foot-mouth disease.Methods The surveillance data of hand-foot-mouth disease from 2013 to 2017 were analyzed by using SPSS 19.0 statistical software.Meanwhile,the regional distribution and pathogenic indexes were statistically tested.Results From 2013 to 2017, hand-foot-mouth disease in Shenyang city firstly rose and then fell back, which showed a cyclical trend.The high incidence areas of hand-foot-mouth disease were suburbs of urban-rural integration, a small number of cases were found in the city′s five districts and counties, and the difference in the five year average incidence was statistically significant (χ2=7919.35,P<0.001).The high incidence was mainly from May to September, with the peak onset from July to August, all year round,the disease occurred.The patients were mainly scattered-living or kindergarten children aged 5 years or below, especially those aged 2 years and 3 years.From 2013 to 2017, there were 1349 laboratory diagnosed cases in Shenyang city, accounting for 3.92% of total cases.During the five years, EV71 virus, Cox A16 virus and other intestinal viruses presented a trend of increasing and decreasing, which showed an alternate rule of the three, with statistically significant differences (χ2=381.994,P<0.001) except in 2014.Conclusion The incidence of the hand-foot-mouth disease presents the cyclical trends with the period of onset of 2-3 years.Strengthening health propaganda in high-risk areas such as poor hygienic conditions, poor hygienic habits and population density is the top priority in preventing hand-foot-mouth disease.
赵聪. 2013~2017年沈阳市手足口病的流行病学特征分析[J]. 中国当代医药, 2019, 26(12): 171-174.
ZHAO Cong. Epidemiological characteristics analysis of hand-foot-mouth disease in Shenyang city from 2013 to 2017. 中国当代医药, 2019, 26(12): 171-174.