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Epidemiological Characteristics of Echinococcosis in Non-Endemic PLADs — China, 2017–2020

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: . Western China has one of the most severe epidemics worldwide. Echinococcosis is endemic in 370 counties of 9 provincial-level administrative divisions (PLADs) including Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: From 2017 to 2020, 244 cases were reported in 21 non-endemic PLADs. Of the cases reported in non-endemic PLADs, the majority were imported from endemic areas. Cases reported from non-endemic PLADs have been sporadic, and the number has increased in some areas. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?: Migrant workers and livestock from endemic areas may have contributed to the increased incidence of locally acquired infections in non-endemic PLADs, suggesting that health education among workers and livestock quarantine is important for the control of spread in non-endemic PLADs.

Source: China CDC Weekly

DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2021.262

Authors: Yan Kui, Baixue Liu, Xu Wang, Cuizhao Xue, Jingbo Xue, Yalan Zhang, Benguang Zhang, Yang Dai, Shuai Han, Weiping Wu

Institutions: National Institute for Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases

Language: English

Topic: Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4200294272

FWCI: 0.72

Cites: 4

Cited by: 12

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