Implication of reported viral hepatitis incidence rate change in Hubei Province, China, between 2004-2010.
This study examined the change of reported incidence rate for viral hepatitis in Hubei province, China, between 2004 to 2010 to provide scientific evidence for viral hepatitis control. Reported viral hepatitis infection cases were queried from Centre for Disease Control of Hubei Province, China. The incidence of viral hepatitis A decreased steadily across the study period. Viral hepatitis B composed 85% of the viral hepatitis cases. When reported incidence rates for chronic hepatitis B increased, the rates of acute and unclassified cases dropped from 2005 to 2010. The reported viral hepatitis B incidence rate for males was around 1.5-2 times higher than for females. The average annual percentage change of reported viral hepatitis B incidence rates was 4%. The same index for viral hepatitis C was 28%. The reported viral hepatitis B incidence rate of people under 20 years old declined over the period. This decrease was mainly attributed to the recent implementation of vaccination plan. Reported incidence rate of viral hepatitis E also rose in those years. Having a better understanding on reported incidence rates of the present surveillance system is important for developing strategies for further prevention of viral hepatitis. In addition, the data showed that a surveillance system that differentiates new and former infected cases will be more effective in providing evidence for disease control.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.|Wuhan University Global Health Institute, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Ying
Y
Hu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.|Wuhan University Global Health Institute, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Chuanhua
C
Yu
Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430015, China.
Banghua
B
Chen
Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430079, China. 372491281@qq.com.
Lei
L
Wang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055815:Young Adult
D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines