To analyze the public health emergencies caused by infectious diseases in schools in Sichuan Province from 2014 to 2023 and provide references for the prevention and control of infectious diseases in schools.
The relevant information on public health emergencies caused by infectious diseases in schools in Sichuan Province from 2014 to 2023 was collected through the “Reporting and Management Information System for Public Health Emergencies”. Descriptive epidemiological methods were used to analyze the event categories, temporal distribution, regional distribution, school types, etc.,as well as the relationship between the duration of the epidemic and the time interval from discovery.
From 2014 to 2023,a total of 363 public health emergencies caused by infectious diseases were reported in various schools in Sichuan Province, with 21 597 reported cases, 3 deaths, and 1 041 433 affected or exposed people. The incidence rate was 2.07%. The top five infectious diseases in terms of the number of events were varicella, influenza, mumps, other infectious diarrhea diseases, and hand - foot -mouth disease, accounting for 91.46% of the total number of events. In terms of temporal distribution, more events were reported in March and November. In terms of school types, primary schools reported the most events (195 cases), followed by junior high schools (66 cases). The morbidity rates of infectious disease emergencies varied in different regions, with the highest morbidity rate in urban schools. The ways of event discovery included daily monitoring by epidemic management personnel of grass - roots disease prevention and control centers (224 cases, 61.71%), reports from medical institutions (84 cases, 23.10%), reports from schools (23 cases, 6.34%), and notifications from superior or peer departments (14 cases, 3.56%). There was a positive correlation between the time interval from epidemic discovery and the duration of the epidemic (r=0.57, P < 0.001).
Schools are high-risk places for public health emergencies caused by infectious diseases. Targeted prevention and control measures should be taken according to the epidemic characteristics of different schools. The discovery and reporting of epidemics are extremely important for epidemic disposal. The coordination and cooperation mechanism among multiple departments such as education and health should be strengthened to improve the timeliness of monitoring and reporting of public health emergencies caused by infectious diseases in schools and gain the initiative in epidemic disposal.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |