Epidemiological characteristics of public health emergencies in Zhoushan City from 2004 to 2021
LI Peng1, WU Wenjie2, TANG An1, LI Kefeng2, YAN Jianbo1
1. Department of Emergency Management, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China; 2. Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
Abstract:Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of public health emergencies in Zhoushan City from 2004 to 2021, so as to provide insights into the prevention and control of public health emergencies. Methods Data pertaining to public health emergencies and their associated data in Zhoushan City from 2004 to 2021 were retrieved from Emergency Public Health Management Information System of Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System. The type, date of occurrence and places of public health emergencies were descriptively analyzed. Results Sixty public health emergencies were reported in Zhoushan City from 2004 to 2021, during which 1 527 cases were reported and 52 661 individuals were involved, with an attack rate of 2.90% (95%CI: 2.78%-3.02%). There were 3 Ⅲ-level (5.00%), 13 Ⅳ-level (21.67%) and 44 unclassified public health emergencies (73.33%), and no Ⅰ- or Ⅱ-level emergencies were reported. The reported public health emergencies peaked in January (9), August (6) and December (9), and there were 47 infectious disease emergencies (78.33%), 10 food poisoning emergencies (16.67%) and 3 chemical gas poisoning emergencies (5.00%), respectively. The four most common infectious disease emergencies included other infectious diarrhea (25.53%), COVID-19 (17.02%), influenza (14.89%) and chickenpox (14.89%). School and kindergarten were predominant places where public health emergencies occurred (39, 65.00%), and the three most common public health emergencies reported by schools and kindergartens included other infectious diarrhea (28.21%), influenza (17.95%) and chickenpox (17.95%). Conclusions Infectious disease emergencies were predominant public health emergencies in Zhoushan City from 2004 to 2021, and Ⅳ-level and unclassified emergencies were predominant. Public health emergencies mainly occurred in schools and kindergartens.
李鹏, 吴文杰, 唐安, 李科峰, 严剑波. 2004—2021年舟山市突发公共卫生事件流行特征[J]. 预防医学, 2023, 35(2): 144-147.
LI Peng, WU Wenjie, TANG An, LI Kefeng, YAN Jianbo. Epidemiological characteristics of public health emergencies in Zhoushan City from 2004 to 2021. Preventive Medicine, 2023, 35(2): 144-147.