Analysis of notifiable infectious diseases in Zhejiang Province in 2023
Objective To investigate epidemiological characteristics of notifiable infectious diseases in Zhejiang Province in 2023,so as to provide the evidence for strengthening prevention and control of infectious diseases.Methods Data pertaining to notifiable infectious diseases reported in Zhejiang Province in 2023 were retrieved from the Infectious Dis-ease Surveillance System of Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System.The incidence and mortality were analyzed according to the classification of notifiable infectious diseases and transmission routes,and epidemiologi-cal characteristics of infectious diseases were descriptively analyzed.Results Thirty types of notifiable infectious diseas-es with 2 955 699 cases and 427 deaths were reported in Zhejiang Province in 2023,with a reported incidence rate of 4 493.93/105 and a reported mortality rate of 0.649 2/105.A total of 679 notifiable infectious disease emergencies were reported,with 26 514 cases and 1 case death(rabies).The emergencies mainly occurred in schools and preschool insti-tutions,with 621 cases accounting for 91.46%.There were 1 case of cholera reported in class A notifiable infectious diseases and no death,22 types of class B notifiable infectious diseases,with a reported incidence rate of 552.46/105 and a reported mortality rate of 0.644 7/105,and 8 types of class C notifiable infectious diseases,with a reported inci-dence rate of 3 941.48/105 and a reported mortality rate of 0.004 6/105.The incidence rates of respiratory,intestinal,blood-borne and sexually transmitted,natural and insect-borne infectious diseases were 4 028.67/105,381.59/105,81.15/105 and 1.35/105,respectively,according to transmission routes.Influenza(3 561.78/105)and COVID-19(423.77/105)report-ed the highest incidence,and AIDS(0.477 4/105)and tuberculosis(0.130 8/105)reported the highest mortality.Conclu-sion The incidence rates of respiratory and intestinal infectious diseases were high in Zhejiang Province in 2023,and schools and preschool institutions were the main places of diseases occurred.
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