Objective To analyze the spatiotemporal distribution of scrub typhus in Guangzhou city from 2006 to 2015, and provide the distribution information to the prevention and control of epidemic. Methods Data of scrub typhus cases from 2006 to 2015 were collected and used to analyze the prevalence by gender, occupation and age groups, calculate the incidence and describe the distribution of time and population. The spatial distribution characteristics were showed in the form of a map of the incidence by ArcGIS 10.3. Results The overall incidence rate of scrub in Guangzhou city from 2006 to 2015 was 4.42 per 100 thousand of human population. The cases were accounted intensively from June to November, and the highest incidence of scrub typhus concentrated in the age group of 50-59, The incidence in surroundings was significantly higher than that in center in Guangzhou. Conclusion Since 2006, the incidence of scrub typhus in Guangzhou city was rising and had obvious difference in space distribution. The monitoring in the high-risk areas and populations should be enhanced.
LIU Yan-hui, LI Qiao-xuan, JING Qin-long, LI Tie-gang, REN Hong-yan
. Spatiotemporal distribution of scrub typhus in Guangzhou,China from 2006 to 2015[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2017
, 28(4)
: 336
-339
.
DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2017.04.007
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