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/ccdcw2020.028?pageType=en Dr. Andrea Ammon China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 97-97. Dr. Andrea Ammon China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 97-97. Foreword from European CDC Dr. Andrea Ammon—New Source of Knowledge to Strengthen Global Defences Against Infectious Disease Dr. Andrea Ammon 2020-02-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 97-97. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2020.028 10.46234/ccdcw2020.028 China CDC Weekly 2 7 2020-02-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.028?pageType=en 97 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.029?pageType=en Zhenping Zhao, Limin Wang, Mei Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Zhengjing Huang, Chun Li, Peng Jia, Jing Wu <sec< <b< <b<What is already known on this topic?</b< </b< <p<Alcohol use is attributed to more than 200 diseases and injury conditions. Recent conventional and genetic evidence is beginning to counter the benefit of moderate drinking. The prevalence of current alcohol use was 35.7% in 2007 among the Chinese population aged 18–69 years, but comparable estimations on a provincial-level has not been reported in China.</p<</sec<<sec< <b< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </b< <p<The prevalence of current alcohol use in the preceding year was 41.3% among the Chinese population aged 18 years and above in 2015. The prevalence of current alcohol use and the average level of daily pure alcohol intake among drinkers showed clustered and diversified geographic distribution across provinces.</p< </sec<<sec< <b< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </b< <p<Given diversified demographics and geographic characteristics of the current alcohol drinking population, the alcohol control policies and intervention strategies should be adopted at a provincial level to reduce alcohol-related mortality and disability.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 98-103. Zhenping Zhao, Limin Wang, Mei Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Zhengjing Huang, Chun Li, Peng Jia, Jing Wu <sec< <b< <b<What is already known on this topic?</b< </b< <p<Alcohol use is attributed to more than 200 diseases and injury conditions. Recent conventional and genetic evidence is beginning to counter the benefit of moderate drinking. The prevalence of current alcohol use was 35.7% in 2007 among the Chinese population aged 18–69 years, but comparable estimations on a provincial-level has not been reported in China.</p<</sec<<sec< <b< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </b< <p<The prevalence of current alcohol use in the preceding year was 41.3% among the Chinese population aged 18 years and above in 2015. The prevalence of current alcohol use and the average level of daily pure alcohol intake among drinkers showed clustered and diversified geographic distribution across provinces.</p< </sec<<sec< <b< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </b< <p<Given diversified demographics and geographic characteristics of the current alcohol drinking population, the alcohol control policies and intervention strategies should be adopted at a provincial level to reduce alcohol-related mortality and disability.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 98-103. Geographic Distribution of Alcohol Use Among Chinese Adults — China, 2015 Zhenping Zhao, Limin Wang, Mei Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Zhengjing Huang, Chun Li, Peng Jia, Jing Wu 2020-02-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 98-103. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2020.029 10.46234/ccdcw2020.029 China CDC Weekly 2 7 2020-02-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.029?pageType=en 98 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.030?pageType=en Jiguo Zhang, Huijun Wang, Zhihong Wang, Wenwen Du, Chang Su, Feifei Huang, Xiaofang Jia, Yifei Ouyang, Li Li, Yun Wang, Hongru Jiang, Gangqiang Ding, Bing Zhang <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Sodium intake in China is among the highest in the world, the main source of which in adults is salt added during cooking. In 2012, the national average cooking salt intake was 10.5 g/d.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<In 2018, median cooking salt intake was 6.3 g/d, which has decreased compared to that in 1991. The north-south gap in cooking salt intake was closing over time.</p< </sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Effective policies and interventions need to be sustained and intensified to lower cooking salt intake, thus achieving the recommended level of sodium and total salt intake.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 104-108. Jiguo Zhang, Huijun Wang, Zhihong Wang, Wenwen Du, Chang Su, Feifei Huang, Xiaofang Jia, Yifei Ouyang, Li Li, Yun Wang, Hongru Jiang, Gangqiang Ding, Bing Zhang <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Sodium intake in China is among the highest in the world, the main source of which in adults is salt added during cooking. In 2012, the national average cooking salt intake was 10.5 g/d.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<In 2018, median cooking salt intake was 6.3 g/d, which has decreased compared to that in 1991. The north-south gap in cooking salt intake was closing over time.</p< </sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Effective policies and interventions need to be sustained and intensified to lower cooking salt intake, thus achieving the recommended level of sodium and total salt intake.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 104-108. Trends in Adult Cooking Salt Intake — China, 1991−2018 Jiguo Zhang, Huijun Wang, Zhihong Wang, Wenwen Du, Chang Su, Feifei Huang, Xiaofang Jia, Yifei Ouyang, Li Li, Yun Wang, Hongru Jiang, Gangqiang Ding, Bing Zhang 2020-02-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 104-108. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2020.030 10.46234/ccdcw2020.030 China CDC Weekly 2 7 2020-02-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.030?pageType=en 104 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.031?pageType=en Lin Ge, Dongmin Li, Peilong Li, Shuquan Qu, Fangfang Chen, Fan Lyu <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<It is known that drug users (DUs) was brought into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sentinel surveillance as HIV related high-risk group since 1990s with a higher HIV antibody positive rate in the early stage.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<This study not only showed that HIV antibody positive rate had decreased steadily since 2010 and maintained stable in past 4 years, but also showed that the proportion of the new narcotic and the mixed drug users increased since 2010 and HIV antibody positive rate of mixed abuse users increased year by year.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Some existing policies and strategies publicity, education and interventions require adjustments since new narcotic drug users contributed to DUs HIV infections. The challenge of HIV infection and transmission among drug users abusing both traditional and new narcotic drugs also require more attention.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 109-112. Lin Ge, Dongmin Li, Peilong Li, Shuquan Qu, Fangfang Chen, Fan Lyu <sec<<p< <b<What is already known about this topic?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<It is known that drug users (DUs) was brought into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sentinel surveillance as HIV related high-risk group since 1990s with a higher HIV antibody positive rate in the early stage.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What is added by this report?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<This study not only showed that HIV antibody positive rate had decreased steadily since 2010 and maintained stable in past 4 years, but also showed that the proportion of the new narcotic and the mixed drug users increased since 2010 and HIV antibody positive rate of mixed abuse users increased year by year.</p<</sec<<sec<<p< <b<What are the implications for public health practice?</b< </p<</sec<<sec<<p<Some existing policies and strategies publicity, education and interventions require adjustments since new narcotic drug users contributed to DUs HIV infections. The challenge of HIV infection and transmission among drug users abusing both traditional and new narcotic drugs also require more attention.</p<</sec< China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 109-112. HIV and HCV Infection Status Among Drug Users — China, 2010−2018 Lin Ge, Dongmin Li, Peilong Li, Shuquan Qu, Fangfang Chen, Fan Lyu 2020-02-01 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited China CDC Weekly. 2020 2(7): 109-112. article doi:10.46234/ccdcw2020.031 10.46234/ccdcw2020.031 China CDC Weekly 2 7 2020-02-01 http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2020.031?pageType=en 109

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