title: Human rabies surveillance and control in China, 2005-2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rabies reemerged in China during the 1990s with a gradual increase in the number and geographical dispersion of cases. As a consequence, a national surveillance program was introduced in 2005 to investigate the outbreak in terms of vaccination coverage, PEP treatment, and geographical and social composition.
  
  
  METHODS
  The surveillance program was coordinated at the national level by the Chinese Center for Disease Control (CCDC) with data collected by regional health centres and provincial CCDCs, and from other official sources. Various statistical and multivariate analysis techniques were then used to evaluate the role and significance of implemented policies and strategies related to rabies prevention and control over this period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 2005-2012, 19,221 cases were reported across 30 provinces, but these primarily occurred in rural areas of southern and eastern China, and were predominantly associated with farmers, students and preschool children. In particular, detailed analysis of fatalities reported from 2010 to 2011 shows they were associated with very low rates of post exposure treatment compared to the cases with standard PEP. Nevertheless, regulation of post-exposure prophylaxis quality, together with improved management and vaccination of domesticated animals, has improved prevention and control of rabies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The various control policies implemented by the government has played a key role in reducing rabies incidences in China. However, level of PEP treatment varies according to sex, age, degree and site of exposure, as well as the source of infection. Regulation of PEP quality together with improved management and vaccination of domesticated animals have also helped to improve prevention and control of rabies.
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China. qtang04@sina.com.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rayner
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhen-Yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xin-Xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Wen-Tao
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guo-Dong
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; D011818:Rabies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines
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