Background:Echinococcosis is a global zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus larvae.This disease is highly endemic in Sichuan Province,China.This study investigates the prevalence and spatial distribution c...Background:Echinococcosis is a global zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus larvae.This disease is highly endemic in Sichuan Province,China.This study investigates the prevalence and spatial distribution characteristics of human echinococcosis at the township level in Sichuan Province,geared towards providing a future reference for the development of precise prevention and control strategies.展开更多
Background:Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus larvae parasitism causing high mortality.The Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province is a high prevalence area for echinococcosis in China.Understand...Background:Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus larvae parasitism causing high mortality.The Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province is a high prevalence area for echinococcosis in China.Understanding the geographic distribution pattern is necessary for precise control and prevention.In this study,a spatial analysis was conducted to explore the town-level epidemiology of echinococcosis in the Sichuan Tibetan Region and to provide guidance for formulating regional prevention and control strategies.Methods:The study was based on reported echinococcosis cases by the end of 2017,and each case was geo-coded at the town level.Spatial empirical Bayes smoothing and global spatial autocorrelation were used to detect the spatial distribution pattern.Spatial scan statistics were applied to examine local clusters.Results:The spatial distribution of echinococcosis in the Sichuan Tibetan Region was mapped at the town level in terms of the crude prevalence rate,excess hazard and spatial smoothed prevalence rate.The spatial distribution of echinococcosis was non-random and clustered with the significant global spatial autocorrelation(I=0.7301,P=0.001).Additionally,five significant spatial clusters were detected through the spatial scan statistic.Conclusions:There was evidence for the existence of significant echinococcosis clusters in the Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province,China.The results of this study may assist local health departments with developing better prevention strategies and prompt more efficient public health interventions.展开更多
文摘Background:Echinococcosis is a global zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus larvae.This disease is highly endemic in Sichuan Province,China.This study investigates the prevalence and spatial distribution characteristics of human echinococcosis at the township level in Sichuan Province,geared towards providing a future reference for the development of precise prevention and control strategies.
基金The research was supported by the Comprehensive Prevention and Control Pilot Project on echinococcosis in Shiqu County。
文摘Background:Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus larvae parasitism causing high mortality.The Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province is a high prevalence area for echinococcosis in China.Understanding the geographic distribution pattern is necessary for precise control and prevention.In this study,a spatial analysis was conducted to explore the town-level epidemiology of echinococcosis in the Sichuan Tibetan Region and to provide guidance for formulating regional prevention and control strategies.Methods:The study was based on reported echinococcosis cases by the end of 2017,and each case was geo-coded at the town level.Spatial empirical Bayes smoothing and global spatial autocorrelation were used to detect the spatial distribution pattern.Spatial scan statistics were applied to examine local clusters.Results:The spatial distribution of echinococcosis in the Sichuan Tibetan Region was mapped at the town level in terms of the crude prevalence rate,excess hazard and spatial smoothed prevalence rate.The spatial distribution of echinococcosis was non-random and clustered with the significant global spatial autocorrelation(I=0.7301,P=0.001).Additionally,five significant spatial clusters were detected through the spatial scan statistic.Conclusions:There was evidence for the existence of significant echinococcosis clusters in the Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province,China.The results of this study may assist local health departments with developing better prevention strategies and prompt more efficient public health interventions.
