OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (16): 2240-2244.

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Analysis on epidemic trend of notifiable infectious diseases in Nantong City from 2004 to 2023

MIAO Junfeng, ZHANG Wuhong, ZHOU Jie, ZHAO Enhui, WEI Ye   

  1. Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Department,Nantong Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Nantong,Jiangsu 226000,China
  • Received:2024-12-28 Revised:2025-01-14 Online:2025-08-15 Published:2025-12-13
  • Contact: WEI Ye,Associate chief physician,E-mail:ntcdclw@163.com

Abstract: Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and changing trends of notifiable infectious diseases in Nantong City,provide effective evidence for formulating prevention and control measures. Methods The data on notifiable infectious diseases in Nantong City from 2014 to 2023 were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistical software. The Joinpoint regression model was employed to analyze the trend of change. Results From 2014 to 2023,a total of 267 216 cases of Class A,B,C of notifiable infectious diseases were reported in Nantong City,with an average annual crude incidence rate of 359.61/100 000. There were a total of 453 reported deaths,with a mortality rate of 0.61/100 000. The top five reported infectious diseases by incidence were hand,foot and mouth disease(75 375 cases),influenza(46 051 cases),syphilis(31 644 cases),tuberculosis(23 502 cases) and hepatitis B (13 482 cases). The incidence rate of notifiable infectious diseases in Nantong City showed a downward trend from 2014 to 2021(APC=-7.663,t=-1.548,P>0.05),and a rapid upward trend from 2021 to 2023(APC=137.281,t=2.743,P<0.05). The average annual incidence rate of men was generally higher than that of women(P<0.05). The average incidence rate of all age groups showed a "high rise and fast fall with a long tail",and the average incidence rate of 0-<3 years old age group showed a rapid increase(APC=31.609,t=1.568,P>0.05),3-<10 years old age group showed a rapid decrease(APC=-29.896,t=-5.485,P<0.05),10-<45 years old age group showed a low and slow downward trend(APC=-2.8108,t=-2.149,P<0.05),and 45-≥85 years old age group showed a low and slow increase trend(APC=2.952,t=3.854,P<0.05). The seasonal index exhibited a bimodal distribution,with peaks in summer and winter and lows in spring and autumn,with a peak of 1.40 in June. Conclusion In recent years,the infectious diseases in Nantong City has a rising trend,and it is necessary to carry out key prevention and control measures on infectious diseases with high incidence rate,such as hand-foot-and-mouth disease and tuberculosis,as well as infectious diseases with rapid growth,such as influenza and syphilis,strengthen the vaccination of children <10 years old,enhance publicity and education,rectify the rural environment,and improve the epidemic prevention and control work.

Key words: Notifiable infectious diseases, Epidemic trends, Joinpoint regression analysis

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