Epidemiological profile of dengue in Zhejiang Province, southeast China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is one of the most important vector-bore infectious diseases in China because of its drastic increase in incidence, geographic extension and profound influence on China's economy. This study aims to retrospectively uncover the epidemiological profile of dengue in Zhejiang, one of the most developed provinces in China, and to find the problem existing in dengue control and prevention.

Methodology

Descriptive analyses on the dengue incidence and associated factors were performed. We also identified potential space-time cluster and generated the risk map of dengue.

Principal findings

A total of 529 cases were reported in Zhejiang Province from 2005 to 2016, and 44.4% were imported. 67.7% of cases were 25~60 years old and the overall male-to-female sex r

SUBMITTER: Ren J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289432 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature