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Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020

(1) Background: Enterobius vermicularis infection causes a significant health burden in children. The infection occurs throughout the country and remains a serious public concern in China. Therefore, it is necessary to know the situation of E. vermicularis infection, to provide a scientific basis fo...

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Autores principales: Huang, Jilei, Zhu, Huihui, Zhou, Changhai, Zhu, Tingjun, Zhang, Mizhen, Chen, Yingdan, Qian, Menbao, Li, Shizhu
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9866525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36668932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010025
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author Huang, Jilei
Zhu, Huihui
Zhou, Changhai
Zhu, Tingjun
Zhang, Mizhen
Chen, Yingdan
Qian, Menbao
Li, Shizhu
author_facet Huang, Jilei
Zhu, Huihui
Zhou, Changhai
Zhu, Tingjun
Zhang, Mizhen
Chen, Yingdan
Qian, Menbao
Li, Shizhu
author_sort Huang, Jilei
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description (1) Background: Enterobius vermicularis infection causes a significant health burden in children. The infection occurs throughout the country and remains a serious public concern in China. Therefore, it is necessary to know the situation of E. vermicularis infection, to provide a scientific basis for the disease control and the optimum conditions for children’s growth. (2) Methods: Descriptive epidemiological analysis was implemented to demonstrate the status and changing trend of E. vermicularis infection from 2016 to 2020, while the spatial distribution characteristics and spatial-temporal clustering were illuminated by spatial autocorrelation analysis and spatio-temporal scanning analysis. (3) Results: The infection of E. vermicularis showed a fluctuating downward trend with a decline of 32.00% in 2020 compared to that in 2016 and was concentrated in central and southern China. There was no significant difference in infection rate between boys and girls, while the high infection rate was presented in 4-, 5- and 6- year-old children. The hotspots and spatial clustering areas were mainly concentrated in southern China. (4) Conclusions: From 2016 to 2020, the infection rate of E. vermicularis in children aged 3 to 9 years in China demonstrated a declining trend, and its distribution showed spatial clustering, mainly in southern China. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen surveillance and implement control measures in combination with health education and environmental improvement.
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spelling pubmed-98665252023-01-22 Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020 Huang, Jilei Zhu, Huihui Zhou, Changhai Zhu, Tingjun Zhang, Mizhen Chen, Yingdan Qian, Menbao Li, Shizhu Trop Med Infect Dis Article (1) Background: Enterobius vermicularis infection causes a significant health burden in children. The infection occurs throughout the country and remains a serious public concern in China. Therefore, it is necessary to know the situation of E. vermicularis infection, to provide a scientific basis for the disease control and the optimum conditions for children’s growth. (2) Methods: Descriptive epidemiological analysis was implemented to demonstrate the status and changing trend of E. vermicularis infection from 2016 to 2020, while the spatial distribution characteristics and spatial-temporal clustering were illuminated by spatial autocorrelation analysis and spatio-temporal scanning analysis. (3) Results: The infection of E. vermicularis showed a fluctuating downward trend with a decline of 32.00% in 2020 compared to that in 2016 and was concentrated in central and southern China. There was no significant difference in infection rate between boys and girls, while the high infection rate was presented in 4-, 5- and 6- year-old children. The hotspots and spatial clustering areas were mainly concentrated in southern China. (4) Conclusions: From 2016 to 2020, the infection rate of E. vermicularis in children aged 3 to 9 years in China demonstrated a declining trend, and its distribution showed spatial clustering, mainly in southern China. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen surveillance and implement control measures in combination with health education and environmental improvement. MDPI 2022-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9866525/ /pubmed/36668932 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010025 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Huang, Jilei
Zhu, Huihui
Zhou, Changhai
Zhu, Tingjun
Zhang, Mizhen
Chen, Yingdan
Qian, Menbao
Li, Shizhu
Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020
title Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020
title_full Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020
title_fullStr Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020
title_short Epidemiological Profile and Spatial Patterns of Enterobiasis in Children Aged 3–9 Years in China from 2016 to 2020
title_sort epidemiological profile and spatial patterns of enterobiasis in children aged 3–9 years in china from 2016 to 2020
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9866525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36668932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010025
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