Abstract:Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of outbreaks of influenza-like illness (ILI) cases in Guangzhou city from 2011 to 2018, and to provide a basis for formulating ILI prevention and control policy in Guangzhou city. Methods The distribution features of ILI outbreaks in Guangzhou city from 2011 to 2018 were analyzed by descriptive epidemiological method based on factors like time, place and people, and the characteristics of pathogen spectrum were also analyzed. Resultss A total of 423 ILI outbreaks were reported in Guangzhou city during 2011-2018, showing an upward trend in general. Most of the outbreaks occurred in March-June (39.48%, 167/423) and December-January (41.37%, 175/423) . More accumulatively-reported ILI cases were found in Huadu district (25.77%, n=109), Conghua district (11.58%, n=49), and Tianhe district (10.87%, n=46). ILI outbreaks mainly occurred in primary schools (70.92%) and middle schools (15.37%) in Guangzhou city. 209 (49.41%) outbreaks were caused by influenza B viruses, 73 (17.26%) outbreaks by influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 viruses and 72 (17.02%) outbreaks by influenza A (H3N2) viruses. The epidemic strains of influenza viruses in 2011-2018 varied continuously, of which influenza B virus was the predominant strain in 2011-2013 and 2016-2017. There was a positive correlation between duration of the epidemics and duration from initial case to epidemic intervention (Spearman correlation coefficient was 0.19, P<0.01). Conclusions Most ILI outbreaks in Guangzhou city from 2011 to 2018 occurred during March-June; however, a second peak of ILI outbreak was observed during the ILI outbreak winter of 2017-2018. Elementary and secondary schools were the high-risk places where ILI outbreaks usually happened. Early intervention is beneficial to shorten the duration of ILI epidemic. We should make good use of the morning check and absenteeism surveillance system to increase the sensitivity of ILI epidemic surveillance.
陆剑云, 陈艺韵, 马钰, 刘文辉, 李魁彪, 李铁钢. 广州市2011-2018年流感样病例暴发疫情特征分析[J]. 实用预防医学, 2019, 26(11): 1318-1321.
LU Jian-yun, CHEN Yi-yun, MA Yu, LIU Wen-hui, LI Kui-biao, LI Tie-gang. Characteristics of outbreaks of influenza-like illness cases in Guangzhou city, 2011-2018. , 2019, 26(11): 1318-1321.