title: [Analysis of human plague episodes in Qinghai from 1958 to 1991].
abstract: One hundred and sixty four episodes of human plague including a total of 387 cases occurred in Qinghai Province from 1958 to 1991. The average yearly number of episodes of plague and case fatality rate were 5 including 11.7 cases and 54.26%, respectively. The sources of infection were Himalayan Marmota in 73.17% and non-rodent animal hosts in 15.85% Pneumonic type, simple bubonic type and septicemic type of plague accounted for 57.88%, 23.26% and 16.27%, respectively. However, the first case in each episode manifesting as bubonic type of plague accounted for 87.80%. Cases of plague appeared in April, then its number increased with months, and reached the peak in August. A few cases could still be seen in December.
authors.affiliation: Qinghai Provincial Institute for Endemic Diseases Control, Xining.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015995:Prevalence; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology