The Epidemiology of Imported Acute Infectious Diseases in Zhejiang Province, China, 2011-2016: Analysis of Surveillance Data.

ABSTRACT: To explore epidemiological characteristics of imported acute infectious diseases between 2011 and 2016 in Zhejiang province, China. Data of imported infectious diseases from 2011 to 2016 was collected from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhejiang province, and subsequently analyzed for epidemiological characteristics. A survey was conducted to investigate clinicians' abilities to diagnose these diseases in Zhejiang province. From 2011 to 2016, 1,241 cases of imported acute infectious disease were reported in Zhejiang province, including 1,078 malaria cases, 156 dengue cases, three chikungunya fever cases and four Zika cases. Between 2011 and 2016, incidences of these diseases increased (P < 0.001). For malaria, male adults for labor export were the most a

SUBMITTER: Ding Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5930882 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature