Analysis of notifiable communicable disease epidemic in Gengma county, Yunnan province, 1952-2007

ObjectiveTo analyze the incidence of notifiable communicable disease in different years in Gengma county, provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of communicable disease. MethodsA descriptive study was carried out to analyze the data of notifiable communicable disease in Gengma from 1952 to 2007. ResultsFrom 1952 to 2007, 26 notifiable communicable diseases occurred in Gengma with 607 068 cases and 1515 deaths. The average annual morbidity was 6331.41/lakh and average annual mortality was 15.81/lakh. The overall morbidity and mortality of communicable disease declined significantly, with the rates of 87.46% and 96.41% during 2000-2007 compared with during 1952-1959. The communicable disease spectrum and constituents had changed. ConclusionThe overall decline of the morbidity and mortality of notifiable communicable diseases in Gengma from 1952 to 2007 indicated that great achievement on disease control and prevention had been made, but the prevention and control of communicable disease is still challengeable. The prevention and control of malaria should be the priority in the future, the prevention and control of intestinal infectious diseases, blood borne/ sexually transmitted disease should be strengthened, and tuberculosis control should be continued to conduct to keep the gains on respiratory disease control.