http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/ China CDC Weekly cdcwjournal@163.com cdcwjournal@163.com en cdcwjournal@163.com 2096-7071 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.019?pageType=en Yuanhai You, Ying Qin, Mark J. Walker, Luzhao Feng, Jianzhong Zhang <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Scarlet fever had high incidence between the 1950s and 1980s, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the incidence of scarlet fever dropped to a relatively low and stable levels in China.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Starting in 2011, scarlet fever incidence significantly increased in China. In the eight years between 2011 and 2018, 479,555 cases were reported, which exceeded the total number of 241,365 cases reported in the previous twelve years 1999–2010.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<<p<Both patient and pathogen epidemiological surveillance need to be heightened to monitor serious cases of scarlet fever and to implement timely control measures.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 63-66. Yuanhai You, Ying Qin, Mark J. Walker, Luzhao Feng, Jianzhong Zhang <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Scarlet fever had high incidence between the 1950s and 1980s, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the incidence of scarlet fever dropped to a relatively low and stable levels in China.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Starting in 2011, scarlet fever incidence significantly increased in China. In the eight years between 2011 and 2018, 479,555 cases were reported, which exceeded the total number of 241,365 cases reported in the previous twelve years 1999–2010.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<<p<Both patient and pathogen epidemiological surveillance need to be heightened to monitor serious cases of scarlet fever and to implement timely control measures.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 63-66. Increased Incidence of Scarlet Fever — China, 1999−2018 Yuanhai You, Ying Qin, Mark J. Walker, Luzhao Feng, Jianzhong Zhang 2019-12-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 63-66. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2019.019 10.46234/ccdcw2019.019 China CDC Weekly 1 5 2019-12-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.019?pageType=en 63 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.020?pageType=en Mengxian Zhang, Tang Wang, Shuangyi Hou, Jianjun Ye, Liping Zhou, Zhong Zhang, Zhiqiang Deng, Qin Da, Guoming Li, Shiyue Li <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a type of tuberculosis with resistance to common treatments such as isoniazid and rifampicin. MDR-TB is a major global health challenge and needs to be controlled tightly through prevention measures, early diagnosis, and full treatment and management.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<This outbreak was the first MDR-TB related public health emergency in Hubei Province. In total, five MDR-TB cases and nine clinically diagnosed cases were identified within one class in a secondary school. Students and teachers from other classes were monitored, but no other cases were found.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<The implementation of TB prevention and control measures in schools is important to increase knowledge on TB and to raise awareness on protecting personal wellbeing. The Automatic Early Warning Information System alerted the local health department and allowed for a timely response to prevent further disease spread.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 67-69. Mengxian Zhang, Tang Wang, Shuangyi Hou, Jianjun Ye, Liping Zhou, Zhong Zhang, Zhiqiang Deng, Qin Da, Guoming Li, Shiyue Li <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a type of tuberculosis with resistance to common treatments such as isoniazid and rifampicin. MDR-TB is a major global health challenge and needs to be controlled tightly through prevention measures, early diagnosis, and full treatment and management.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<This outbreak was the first MDR-TB related public health emergency in Hubei Province. In total, five MDR-TB cases and nine clinically diagnosed cases were identified within one class in a secondary school. Students and teachers from other classes were monitored, but no other cases were found.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<The implementation of TB prevention and control measures in schools is important to increase knowledge on TB and to raise awareness on protecting personal wellbeing. The Automatic Early Warning Information System alerted the local health department and allowed for a timely response to prevent further disease spread.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 67-69. An Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Secondary School — Hubei Province, 2019 Mengxian Zhang, Tang Wang, Shuangyi Hou, Jianjun Ye, Liping Zhou, Zhong Zhang, Zhiqiang Deng, Qin Da, Guoming Li, Shiyue Li 2019-12-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 67-69. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2019.020 10.46234/ccdcw2019.020 China CDC Weekly 1 5 2019-12-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.020?pageType=en 67 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.021?pageType=en Song Guo, Wenzhong Huang, Jimin Sun, Zhenyu Gong, Feng Ling, Hongzhao Wu, Enfu Chen <p<Mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases have always been a great threat to human health. Mosquito control based on sustainable vector management strategy is particularly important. In Zhejiang Province, exemplary villages of sustainable mosquito control (“mosquito-free villages”) have been successful operated, providing a new model of mosquito control in rural areas based on local conditions. The construction of “mosquito-free village” will apply environmentally-friendly and appropriate technologies to eliminate and transform mosquito breeding sites and to establish mechanisms of cultivating villagers’ health literacy of scientific mosquito control and voluntary participation in control activities to keep mosquito density low long-term.</p< China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 70-74. Song Guo, Wenzhong Huang, Jimin Sun, Zhenyu Gong, Feng Ling, Hongzhao Wu, Enfu Chen <p<Mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases have always been a great threat to human health. Mosquito control based on sustainable vector management strategy is particularly important. In Zhejiang Province, exemplary villages of sustainable mosquito control (“mosquito-free villages”) have been successful operated, providing a new model of mosquito control in rural areas based on local conditions. The construction of “mosquito-free village” will apply environmentally-friendly and appropriate technologies to eliminate and transform mosquito breeding sites and to establish mechanisms of cultivating villagers’ health literacy of scientific mosquito control and voluntary participation in control activities to keep mosquito density low long-term.</p< China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 70-74. “Mosquito-Free Villages”: Practice, Exploration, and Prospects of Sustainable Mosquito Control — Zhejiang, China Song Guo, Wenzhong Huang, Jimin Sun, Zhenyu Gong, Feng Ling, Hongzhao Wu, Enfu Chen 2019-12-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 70-74. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2019.021 10.46234/ccdcw2019.021 China CDC Weekly 1 5 2019-12-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.021?pageType=en 70 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.022?pageType=en China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 75-75. China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 75-75. Po Tien (1931-2019), A Pioneer in Virology in China 2019-12-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2019 1(5): 75-75. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2019.022 10.46234/ccdcw2019.022 China CDC Weekly 1 5 2019-12-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2019.022?pageType=en 75

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