Abstract:

Objective: To understand foot and mouth disease distribution of Binchuan County from May 2008 to June 2011, so as to provide a scientific basis for the formulation of corresponding control measures. Methods: Analyze the foot and mouth disease case from the management system of national disease surveillance information reporting from May 2008 to June 2011 in Binchuan County.Results: From May 2008 to June 2011, it was reported that there were 861 HFMD cases in the county; 501 were male; 360 female;sex ratio of 1.39: 1. 738 cases which mainly involved in 0-4 years old children made up 85.71% of the total cases. There were 681 cases that were scattered children （79.09%）, followed by preschool children 148 cases （17.19% of the total）. Among 13 stool specimens of clinically diagnosed cases in 2011, there were 3 enterovirus EV71+ and 2 CoxA16 +. Conclusion: Foot and mouth disease in Binchuan County mainly focuses on the children aged 0-4, 304 cases in age group (2 years old). The key to the prevention and control is to pay more attention to scattered children and kindergarten children.

Key words: hand-foot-mouth disease, epidemic situation, analysis