• Center for Disease Control of Jinan City, Jinan 250021, China;
ZHANGJi, Email: zhangji1967@163.com
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Objective To investigate the epidemiological and economic burden of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndrome (AMES) in Jinan, so as to provide references for prevention and control of AMES. Methods The monitoring data of the AMES Special Reporting System of Jinan City from 2007 to 2014 was collected and the epidemiological characteristics of AMES were analyzed. A questionnaire survey was performed in AMES patients reported in 2013 to collect the basic information, prognosis, medical and non-medical expenses etc. of patients. The DALYs and economic burden of AMES were estimated by using SPSS 13.0 software. Results The average incidence rate of AMES in Jinan was 8.49/100 000 through 2007 to 2014 and the mortality was 4.96‰. The total DALYs were 36 659.51 and the average DALY was 8.27.77.86% were aged less than 14 years old. The average direct economic burden of each case was 19.5 thousand RMB and the average indirect economic burden caused by DALYs was 69.1 thousand RMB. Conclusion There's heavy burden from AMES, and measures should be made to reduce the incidence and economic burden.

Citation: LIUXiao-xue, ZHANGXian-hui, XUSheng-ping, SONGKai-jun, LINShao-qian, ZHANGJi. Hygiene and Economic Burden of Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis Syndrome from 2007 to 2014 in Jinan City. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2016, 16(4): 387-391. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20160061 Copy

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