Research of information system of hygiene and epidemiology in Xinjiang.

Objective To establish an information system of hygiene and epidemiology in Xinjiang,and to provide a professional technical support and a decision-making assistance tool for epidemic prevention personnel.Methods After completely collecting the data of hygiene and epidemiology in Xinjiang,the information query and search system based on MAPINFO platform were established.Results The synthesis database contained basic database,database of synthesis evaluation and database of consultation.The basic database,which contained almost all the information on hygiene and epidemiology,included geographical environment,hydrometeor,water source and quality,infectious disease,medical animal and insects,and medical health resources.Conclusions The system of hygiene and epidemiology in Xinjiang,with the merits of highly efficient and easy to operate,can supply the information for daily anti-epidemic work and decision-making.