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Varicella outbreak epidemics and their transmissibility in Ningbo city from 2020 to 2023: a retrospective study
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Zefeng SHI1, Dandan ZHANG2, Yan ZHANG2, Xuefei ZHAO2, Shanshan WANG3, Xingqiang PAN1, 2
Chinese Journal of Public Health | 2025, 41(7) : 787 - 791
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Chinese Journal of Public Health | 2025, 41(7): 787-791
• Special Report – Infectious Disease Surveillance •
Varicella outbreak epidemics and their transmissibility in Ningbo city from 2020 to 2023: a retrospective study
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Zefeng SHI1, Dandan ZHANG2, Yan ZHANG2, Xuefei ZHAO2, Shanshan WANG3, Xingqiang PAN1, 2
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  • 1School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
  • 2Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
  • 3The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, China
Published: 2025-07-10 doi: 10.11847/zgggws1146704
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Objective

To analyze the transmissibility of varicella in Ningbo city from 2020 to 2023 and provide a reference for establishing herd immunity targets for varicella vaccination.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of varicella outbreak cases in Ningbo city from 2020 to 2023 that met the research criteria was conducted. Based on multiple outbreaks in Ningbo city, parameters required for the model were provided using data calculation or curve fitting methods. Important epidemic parameters such as attack rate, incubation period (Te), serial interval (Tg), basic reproduction number (R0), and time-varying reproduction number (Rt) were calculated.

Results

From 2020 to 2023, the annual varicella attack rate in Ningbo city showed a wave-like upward trend, with a total of 17 reported public health emergencies of varicella, all of which were school outbreaks. The outbreaks mainly occurred from October to January of the following year, exhibiting seasonality. The exposed population was 43 503, with 414 reported cases, resulting in a total attack rate of 0.952%. The median incubation period of varicella was 12.39 (95%CI: 11.83 - 12.94) days, and the average serial interval was 14.05 (95%CI: 12.75 - 15.35) days. The R0 value was 3.74 ± 0.73, and the changing trend of Rt indicated that the spread of varicella in Ningbo city basically showed a trend of extinction around the 30th day.

Conclusions

The prevention and control measures for varicella outbreaks in Ningbo city are effective, with the overall epidemic trending towards extinction, and the control effect becoming prominent in the third generation of cases. Prevention and control should be strengthened to further establish herd immunity to reduce the peak of the epidemic and shorten its duration.

varicella  /  dynamic model  /  basic reproduction number R0  /  time-varying reproduction number Rt  /  epidemiological parameters  /  Ningbo city
石泽峰, 张丹丹, 张琰, 赵薛飞, 王珊珊, 潘兴强. 2020—2023年宁波市水痘暴发疫情及其传播力分析. 中国公共卫生, 2025 , 41 (7) : 787 -791 . DOI: 10.11847/zgggws1146704
Zefeng SHI, Dandan ZHANG, Yan ZHANG, Xuefei ZHAO, Shanshan WANG, Xingqiang PAN. Varicella outbreak epidemics and their transmissibility in Ningbo city from 2020 to 2023: a retrospective study[J]. Chinese Journal of Public Health, 2025 , 41 (7) : 787 -791 . DOI: 10.11847/zgggws1146704
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doi: 10.11847/zgggws1146704
  • Receive Date:2024-12-18
  • Online Date:2026-10-25
  • Published:2025-07-10
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  • Received:2024-12-18
  • Revised:2025-03-04
  • Accepted:2025-05-16
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    1School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    2Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
    3The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, China

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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
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
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