Epidemiological characteristics and handling of public health emergencies caused by human brucellosis in Shaanxi Province in 2020 / 中华地方病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of public health emergencies caused by human brucellosis in Shaanxi Province in 2020, and to provide scientific basis for prevention and control of human brucellosis in Shaanxi Province.Methods:Descriptive epidemiological analysis of public health emergencies caused by human brucellosis in Shaanxi Province in 2020 was carried out, and the handling of the epidemic was studied.Results:A total of 13 public health emergencies caused by human brucellosis were reported in Shaanxi Province in 2020, 3 in northern Shaanxi, 10 in Guanzhong area, involving 65 confirmed cases of human brucellosis. Gender distribution 47 males and 18 females; occupational distribution 35 farmers, 13 breeders, 8 students, 6 scattered children, 2 workers, and 1 child in kindergarten; age distribution the age of onset was mainly 50 to 69 years old (30 cases); time distribution 13 public health emergencies occurred in April to August, with the peak in May; route of infection 11 cases were infected by occupational exposure, 1 case was infected by drinking raw goat milk, and 1 case was infected by contacting the dogs infected by sick sheep. And 13 public health emergencies were handled in a timely and effective manner, including incident reporting, epidemiological investigation, high-risk population screening, pathogen cultivation, animal epidemic disposal, disinfection, publicity and education, etc.Conclusion:The brucellosis epidemic is active in the old epidemic areas in northern Shaanxi and the new epidemic areas in Guanzhong area, Shaanxi Province, and targeted prevention and control measures should be formulated according to the epidemiological characteristics of the epidemic to ensure accurate prevention and control of human brucellosis.