Incidence of Japanese encephalitis, visceral leishmaniasis and malaria before and after the Wenchuan earthquake, in China

Japanese encephalitis cases distributed by seasons in Longnan City of Gansu Province of China in 2005–2011. In Longnan City, Japanese encephalitis mainly occurred from June to December, with most cases in July to September and a peak of incidence in August. The incidence in 2006 was significantly hi...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2013-10, Vol.128 (1), p.85-89
Main Authors: Zhang, Si, Lu, Zhaolian, Liu, Haijun, Xiao, Xindong, Zhao, Zongguo, Bao, Genshu, Han, Jian, Jing, Tao, Chen, Gen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
China
control methods
Earthquake
Earthquakes
encephalitis
Encephalitis, Japanese - epidemiology
Epidemic encephalitis
Female
females
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
infectious diseases
Insect Control
Insect-borne infectious diseases
Kala-azar
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology
Malaria
Malaria - epidemiology
Male
males
Middle Aged
vector control
visceral leishmaniasis
Young Adult
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Summary:Japanese encephalitis cases distributed by seasons in Longnan City of Gansu Province of China in 2005–2011. In Longnan City, Japanese encephalitis mainly occurred from June to December, with most cases in July to September and a peak of incidence in August. The incidence in 2006 was significantly higher than other years (P
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.015