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Published on: November 7, 2018
Travel-related infection in Guangzhou, China,2009-2019
Weisi Liu1, Wensui Hu1, Zhiqiang Dong1
1Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China.
Background:
We analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of travel-related infectious diseases in reported Guangzhou between 2009 and 2019 to provide a scientific basis for prevention and control strategies.
Method:
The infectious diseases report information system of China was mined for case reports, combined with clinical diagnosis records, and analyzed.
Results:
Between 2009 and 2019, 1478 cases of imported infectious diseases were reported in Guangzhou. Dengue fever accounted for 46.14%of cases and malaria accounted for 45.47% of cases. The patients with imported travel-related infection cases were mainly male (75.88%), Chinese (75.57%), and aged 20-45 years (83.01%). Cases increased from May each year, peaked between August and September, and declined rapidly after October. The main source areas of import were Africa and other countries in Asia.
Conclusions:
Dengue fever and malaria are the main travel-related infection in Guangzhou, and are generally brought in by male Chinese workers. Intervention and health education in this population should be strengthened to prevent and control travel-related infection.
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