Descriptive study of foodborne disease using disease monitoring data in Zhejiang Province, China, 2016-2020.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to identify the epidemiology, seasonality, aetiology and clinical characteristics of sporadic foodborne diseases in Zhejiang province during 2016-2020. Descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data from surveillance network established by the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 31 designated hospitals in all 11 cities which were selected using probability proportionate to size sampling method. During the study period, the surveillance system received 75,124 cases with 4826 (6.42%) hospitalizations from 31 hospitals. The most common cause was Norovirus, 6120 cases (42.56%), followed by Salmonella, 3351 cases (23.30%). A significant seasonal trend was observed for the V. parahaemolyticus, with the highest rates over the s

SUBMITTER: Qi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520896 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature