Visceral Leishmaniasis in China during 2004-2007

›› 2009, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 12-346.

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Visceral Leishmaniasis in China during 2004-2007

ZHENG Can-jun1,WANG Li-ying2,XU Xiang2,ZHU Xue-hua2,WU Wei-ping2 *
  

  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-08-30 Published:2009-08-30

Abstract: Objective To analyze the trend of visceral leishmaniasis incidence in China from 2004 to 2007. Methods Data of leishmaniasis in 2004-2007 were collected from the National Web-Based Infectious Diseases Report System, and statistically analyzed by using SPSS 12.0 software. Results A total of 1 334 leishmaniasis cases was reported in the 4 years. The three provinces (autonomous region) with higher incidence were Xinjiang (occupying 47.5% of the total, 633/1 334), Gansu (33.2%, 443/1 334) and Sichuan (16.9%, 226/1 334). Cases distributed in all age groups, with the highest incidence in the group of under 10-year-old (51.3%). More cases occurred from March to August. Male to female ratio was 1.65 ∶ 1. The number of counties with leishmaniasis cases increased from 43 in 2004 to 64 in 2007. Conclusion The endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis shows an increasing trend.

Key words: Visceral leishmaniasis, Epidemic status, Distribution, China