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Epidemiology of Imported Infectious Diseases, China, 2005–2016
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 33-41 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.
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Abstract
- Imported infectious diseases are becoming a serious public health threat in China. However, limited information concerning the epidemiologic characteristics of imported infectious diseases is available. In this study, we collected data related to imported infectious diseases in mainland China from the National Information Reporting System of Infectious Diseases and analyzed demographic, temporal, and spatial distributions. The number of types of imported infectious diseases reported increased from 2 in 2005 to 11 in 2016. A total of 31,740 cases of infectious disease were imported to mainland China during 2005–2016; most of them were found in Yunnan Province. The cases were imported mainly from Africa and Asia. As a key and effective measure, pretravel education should be strengthened for all migrant workers and tourists in China, and border screening, cross-border international cooperation, and early warning should be further improved.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6dc02d767054dbe8faaefe0064cefb8
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2501.180178