[Epidemiological analysis of rabies in 2010, China].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the related factors of rabies epidemic and provide the basic data for rabies control and prevention in China by statistic and retrospective analysis of rabies surveillance data in 2010.


METHODS
We used descriptive epidemiology method and statistic analysis to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of rabies in 2010 of China.


RESULTS
2048 rabies cases were rabies cases were reported in 817 counties (districts) in 2010, which dropped 7.46% compares to 2009. The incidences in children and elder people were high; farmers are main occupation of the cases, the male to female ratio of the cases was 2.44:1. Children and older people are higher acquired rabies than other age population. 640 cases reported through national rabies sentinel surveillance system, 87.50% cases were caused by exposed to dogs, bite was the main exposure reason. The situation of deposing wounds was poor, and the use of vaccine was still low in individual cases, but in the rabies clinic cases under surveillance, the vaccine usage can reach 98%, the usage of immunoglobulin (RIG) or anti-serum for category III exposure in either group cases was not high.


CONCLUSIONS
The epidemic of the rabies in 2010 was eased, Out-patient post-exposure prophylaxis was in good station, but there are still lots of problem existed: post-exposure prophylaxis of individual case was not desirable yet.
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
Cui-Ping
CP
Yin
Hang
H
Zhou
Hui
H
Wu
Xin-Xin
XX
Shen
Li-Hua
LH
Wang
Wen-Wu
WW
Yin
Shu-Mei
SM
Wang
Qing
Q
Tang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors