Epidemic characteristics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China, 2006-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses is a serious public health problem in China. The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) was established online by China CDC in 2004 and rodent surveillance sites were adjusted to 40 sites in 22 provinces in 2005. Here we analyzed the surveillance data of both human cases and rodents host during 2006-2012 to examine the epidemic trends of HFRS in recent years in China.

Methods

Records on HFRS human cases and surveillance data of rodents host from 2006 to 2012 were analyzed. Phylogenetic tree based on complete sequence of M segment of 58 virus isolates was constructed and analyzed to make a better understanding of the molecular diversity of hantaviruses in China.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4105051 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature