Epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal meningitis in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during 1996 and 2007

• Published in: Zhongguo yi miao he mian yi Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 58
• Main Authors: Lin, Mei, Dong, Bai-Qing, Yang, Jin-Ye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology; Meningitis, Meningococcal - immunology; Meningitis, Meningococcal - mortality; Meningitis, Meningococcal - virology; Neisseria meningitidis - classification; Neisseria meningitidis - immunology; Neisseria meningitidis - isolation & purification; Prevalence; Rural Population; Young Adult; China
• ISSN: 1006-916X

To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal meningitis and provide evidences for disease control. The method of descriptive epidemiology has been used to analyze the data collected. A total of 419 cases were reported with meningococcal meningitis between 1996-2007, annual incidence rate was 0.07/100,000. 68 cases were dead and mortatity was 16.23% . Highly sporadic distribution by areas was observed in the cases reported. And the incidence peak was between January and April. The aged was mainly at 0-9 years There was trace that the incidence move to aged at 10 19 years old in recent years. The in-cidence rate was higher in male than that in female. And it was mainly attacked in peasants, students and children left-behined at home. Outbreaks had occasionally occurred in Guangxi. The first outbreak caused by Neisseria meningitidis group C in China was reported. The strains isola-ted mainly were with Neisseria meningitidis group A, which accounting for 61.53% of the strains,followed by group