Abstract：Objective To research the epidemic situation of measles in Weifang from 2013 to 2015,so as to provide scientific evidence for the control and elimination of this disease. Methods Descriptive epidemiologic methods was applied to analyzing the epidemic regularity of measles in Weifang from 2013 to 2015. Results In total, 542cases of confirmed measles were reported in Weifang during these two years (from 2013 to 2015), with the average incidence rate of 19.5 per million. No measles-related death were observed. The epidemic peak of measles was from March to August. Meanwhile, most cases concentrated in four regions including Anqiu, Kuiwen, Shouguang and Fangzi, accounting for 71.96%(390/542)of all cases. The age of these patients ranged form 3 monthes to 62 years, in which a great majority were children between 0 and 5 years old and adults between 20 and 50 years old. The three most common occupations of measles patients were scattered children, farmers and workers, with the scattered children being the highest proportion,accounting for 36.90% (200/542), respectively. Notably, 96 cases had the history of measles vaccine immunity, 75 cases did not, while the immunity history was unclear for 371 cases. There were 2 measles outbreaks occurring in Anqiu and Shouguang, respectively. Conclusion Measles disease incidence rates occupy the low level, and the majority of the cases are 0-5-year-old children and 20-50-year-old adults inWeifang from 2013 to 2015.
王洪梅, 吴海燕, , 邱德山. 潍坊市2013—2015年麻疹流行病学特征分析[J]. 中国医院统计, 2017, 24(2): 92-94.
Wang Hongmei, Wu Haiyan, Qiu Deshan. Analysis of the epidemiological characteristics of measles in Weifang from 2013 to 2015. journal1, 2017, 24(2): 92-94.
