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XIAO Wen-jia , LIN Qing-neng , HE Yi , FENG Wei , DONG Chen , GUO Xiang , MAO Zhi-sheng , GU Bao-ke , YUAN Zheng-an . Analysis of Diarrhea Incidence in the Expo 2010 Shanghai China[J]. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 2011, 28(1): 13-16.
Citation: XIAO Wen-jia , LIN Qing-neng , HE Yi , FENG Wei , DONG Chen , GUO Xiang , MAO Zhi-sheng , GU Bao-ke , YUAN Zheng-an . Analysis of Diarrhea Incidence in the Expo 2010 Shanghai China[J]. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 2011, 28(1): 13-16.

Analysis of Diarrhea Incidence in the Expo 2010 Shanghai China

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  • Corresponding author:

    YUAN Zheng-an ,Email:zayuan@scdc.sh.cn

  • Received Date: October 23, 2010
  • [Objective] To understand the characteristics of diarrhea incidence in the Expo park in Shanghai.

    [Methods] Information of cases with diarrhea was collected through a clinic visit monitoring and reporting system in real time including food and drink. The relationships between temperature and diarrhea were also analyzed.

    [Results] Diarrhea occurred mainly from July to August in the youth. 50.53% patients with diarrhea were in the ages of 15 to 39. 11 630 diarrhea cases were individual visitors which counted for 71.87% of total cases. The Incidence of diarrheawas 20.14/10 million. The daily highest temperature correlated to the diarrhea incidences of the visitors and the expo staff. Food hygiene was the cause of diarrhea.

    [Conclusion] Similar characteristics diarrhea incidence were identified between the Expo park and Shanghai city. Enhancing management and supervise to food safety in surrounding areas is crucial for diarrhea prevention during large-scale events.

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