Analysis on incidence of rabies and risk assessment in Baoshan, Yunnan, 2004-2014

Objective To understand the incidence and public health risk of rabies in Baoshan, Yunnan province, and provide evidence for the prevention and control of rabies.Methods The analyses were conducted on the data of rabies incidence, epidemiological characteristics, vaccination and prevention/control.Results From 2004 to 10 September, 2014, a total of 13 rabies cases were reported in Baoshan, in which 5 were reported in Shidian in 2014. The incubation period of the 5 cases ranged from 41 days to 167 days with the median of 113 days. The cases were mainly distributed in the villages on the both sides of the road from Jiucheng(south) to Suichang(north). The overall incidence of dog bite was 2.75/lakh, and it was 19.51/lakh in Shidian, 1.19/lakh in Longling, 0.38/lakh in Changning, 0.33/lakh in Tenchong and 0.29/lakh in Longyang. The incidence of dog bite in Shidian was 61.49 times higher than that in Longyang(2=169.990,P0.05), compared with other counties the differences were not statistical significant. There were significant differences in dog vaccination rate among Shidian, Longling and Longyong(2=32 415.930,P0.05). The rate was highest in Shidian.Conclusion The risk of 5 cases occurring was low, the risk of 3-4 cases occurring was moderate and the risk of 1-2 cases occurring was high in Baoshan, The risk in Shidian, Longling and Longyang was high and the risk in Changning and Tenchong was moderate.