Abstract:Objective To investigate tick-borne encephalitis infections in Xinjiang so as toprovide reference for disease prevention and control.Methods IgG antibody from the serum of human subjects sampled in 5 high-risk areas was detected through indirect immuno-fluorescence.Results A total of 70 samples were found to be positive in 431 serum samples with a positive rate of 16.24%. The positive rate was 29.17% (21/72) for the south slope of Alatau Mountains, 28.77% (21/73) for the western range of the north slope of Tianshan Mountains, 14,68%(22/148) for the middle range of the north slope of Tianshan Mountains, and 5.26% (6/114) for the northern range of the south slope of Altai. Samples from the middle range of the south slope of Altai were all negative.Conclusion Frontier soldiers, farmers and herdsmen living in forests are at high risk of infection. The risk of infection with tick-borne encephalitis is the highest among males aged 20 to 39.
郑 重, 张桂林, 曾凡本, 孙 响, 刘 然, 刘晓明, 贾继民. 新疆地区人群森林脑炎血清流行病学调查[J]. 解放军预防医学杂志, 2016, 34(6): 806-808.
ZHENG Zhong, ZHANG Guilin, ZENG Fanben, SUN Xiang, LIU Ran, LIU Xiaoming, JIA Jimin. Seroepidemiological Investigation on Human Infections with Tick-borne Encephalitis in Xinjiang. Journal of Preventive Medicine of Chinese People's Liberation Army, 2016, 34(6): 806-808.