biostudies-literatureUnknown33(6)Wu Y<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to assess the features of notifiable infectious diseases found commonly in foreign nationals in China between 2004 and 2017 to improve public health policy and responses for infectious diseases.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a descriptive study of notifiable infectious diseases among foreigners reported from 2004 to 2017 in China using data from the Chinese National Notifiable Infectious Disease Reporting System (NNIDRIS). Demographic, temporal-spatial distribution were described and analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 67,939 cases of 33 different infectious diseases were reported among foreigners. These diseases were seen in 31 provinces of China and originated from 146 countries of the world. The infectious diseases with the highest incidence number were human imBiomedical and environmental sciences : BES421-430https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7347353biostudies-literatureEpidemiological Characteristics of Notifiable Infectious Diseases among Foreign Cases in China, 2004-2017.PMC7347353Wang LPHe GXGeorge FGChen LWang JCQin YSong YDDong XPLi ZJWu YZhang QYu SCfalseEpidemiological Characteristics of Notifiable Infectious Diseases among Foreign Cases in China, 2004-2017.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to assess the features of notifiable infectious diseases found commonly in foreign nationals in China between 2004 and 2017 to improve public health policy and responses for infectious diseases.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a descriptive study of notifiable infectious diseases among foreigners reported from 2004 to 2017 in China using data from the Chinese National Notifiable Infectious Disease Reporting System (NNIDRIS). Demographic, temporal-spatial distribution were described and analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 67,939 cases of 33 different infectious diseases were reported among foreigners. These diseases were seen in 31 provinces of China and originated from 146 countries of the world. The infectious diseases with the highest incidence number were human im2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Jun2025-06-01T02:53:16.883Z2025-06-01T02:53:16.883ZS-EPMC73473533264120510.3967/bes2020.057