Preliminary Analysis on Foodborne Diseases in Guizhou Province in 2004-2011

Objectives  To analyze the events of foodborne diseases in Guizhou Province in order to develop effective prevention strategies.

Methods  All records of “Reported Data” in 2004-2011 were collected from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention(CISDCP).

Results  In 2004-2011,209 outbreak events,5851 cases and 143 deaths were reported. The largest number of cases was in 2004 and that of deaths was in 2009. The high incidence season was from March to July. The most outbreak events and deaths reported were from households. The most common causes of foodborne diseases were botanic events(brcases). The deaths were mainly caused by poisonous mushrooms(42 events),followed by unidentified deaths and chemical poisonings (36 each) . The proportion of unidentified cases was the highest(41.77%) among that of all cases.

Conclusions  The outbreak events and deaths mainly occurred in rural households in Guizhou Province. The number of cases and deaths could be reduced by appropriate measures in high occurrence seasons.