Surveillance and analysis of soil-transmitted nematodiasis in Yichun City
Objective This paper aims to understand and analyze the epidemic dynamics and influencing factors of soil-trans-mitted nematodiasis in Yichun City,so to provide scientific basis for formulating control measures and evaluating control effect.Methods The surveillance was carried out in accordance with the National Surveillance Plan for Clonorchiasis and Soil-trans-mitted Nematode Diseases(Trial Implementation).Results From 2017 to 2022,a total of 26 450 people were surveyed from nine monitoring points,and the infection rates of soil-transmitted nematodiasis were respectively 2.48％(176/7 084),1.52％(107/7 025),1.87％(132/7 052),2.61％(46/1 763),3.58％(63/176)and 2.61％(46/1 764),and the in-fection rate was the highest in 2021.The difference on the infection rate in different years was statistically significant(x2=20.178,P＜0.01).The total infection rate of soil-transmitted nematodiasis was 2.16％.The infection rates of hookworm,Ascaris lumbricoides,Trichuris trichiura and Enterobius vermicularis were 0.56％,0.34％,0.08％and 1.16％,respectively.The total infection rate was 2.24％in male and 2.08％in female.The highest infection rate was 12.03％(221/1 837)in kin-dergarten children.There was statistical significance on the difference in the infection rate among different occupations(x2=945.774,P＜0.01).Conclusion Soil-transmitted nematodiasis infection stays low in Yichun City.Children aged 3 to 10 years old and farmers aged 61 to 70 years old and above are the main infected groups.Relevant departments should guide people to participate in parasitic disease prevention and control activities consciously,change people's bad habits and unhealthy behav-ior,actively promote the standardized use and maintenance of harmless sanitary toilets,and improve peoples awareness and ability on health.
Soil-transmitted nematodeInfection rateInfectionPrevention and control
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