Epidemiological shift and geographical heterogeneity in the burden of leptospirosis in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leptospirosis morbidity and mortality rates in China have decreased since the 2000s. Further analyses of the spatiotemporal and demographic changes occurring in the last decade and its implication on estimates of disease burden are required to inform intervention strategies. In this study, we quantified the epidemiological shift and geographical heterogeneity in the burden of leptospirosis during 2005-2015 in China.

Methods

We used reported leptospirosis case data from 1st January 2005 to 31st of December 2015 that routinely collected by the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention (CISDCP) to analyze the epidemiological trend and estimate the burden in terms of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) over space, time, and demographical groups.

SUBMITTER: Dhewantara PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985562 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature