Descriptive analysis on outbreaks of infectious diseases in armed forecs during 1996-2005 / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the epidemiology of outbreaks of infectious diseases in the armed forces from 1996 to 2005 to seek appropriate measures to prevent and control the outbreaks.Methods The reported data were descriptively analyzed concerning infectious diseases during a period of 1996 to 2005 bused on the Infectious Disease Surveillance and Reporting System of Chinese PLA.Results About 78 500 cases of 42 different infectious diseases were reported in Chinese PLA during 1996-2005.Viral hepatitis,dysentery,and pulmonary tuberculosis ranked the first,composing 81.49% of the total cases.The number of cases declined continuously during 1996-2000,but it became stable after 2000.Respiratory infectious diseases outnumbered that of intestinal infectious diseases gradually in recent years and became the most dominant infectious diseases.Conclusion The prevention and control of infectious diseases in the armed forces is a long-term task,and respiratory infectious diseases should be the focus in the work.