Epidemiological characteristics and etiological surveillance of influenza-like cases in sentinel hospitals in Haixi Prefecture from 2017 to 2022
Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and etiological surveillance results of influenza-like illness(ILI)in Haixi Prefecture from 2017 to 2022,and to provide reference for the prevention and control of influenza.Methods ILI and etiological surveillance data of 2 sentinel hospitals and 2 influenza network laboratories in Haixi Prefecture from 2017 to 2022 were collected.Excel 2021 software was used to establish a database.SPSS 22.0 software was used for statistical analysis.Chi-square test was used for comparative analysis of rates,and P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results A total of 22 376 cases of ILI were detected in 2 sentinel hospitals and 2 influenza network laboratories in Haixi Prefecture from 2017 to 2022,with a ILI percentage(ILI%)of 3.45%.ILI%was highest in 2017(5.35%)and lowest in 2020(2.09%).A total of 8059 ILI throat swab samples were collected,and 833 strains of influenza virus were isolated,with a positive rate of 10.34%.Among them,influenza A(H3N2)subtype was the most(286 strains,34.33%),followed by influenza A(H1N1)subtype(283 strains,33.97%)and B Victoria lineage(234 strains,28.09%),and B Yamagata lineage was the least(30 strains,3.60%).The positive rate of influenza virus was 16.67%in winter,11.96%in spring,4.71%in summer and 1.31%in autumn.The positive rates of influenza virus in different seasons were significantly different(x2=328.349,P<0.001).Conclusions From 2017 to 2022,there was an obvious high incidence of influenza in Haixi Prefecture in winter and spring.The virus types were mainly influenza A H3N2,H1N1 and B Victoria lineage,and the influenza subtypes alternated.Children under 5 years old were the priority groups for prevention and control.