Regional and age difference of human rabies prevalence of the past fourteen years in China

Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics about regional and age difference of human rabies in the past fourteen years in China, and provide a reliable epidemiology basis for further control and prevention of human rabies. Methods The database of “China Public Health Science Data Center” affiliated Chinese CDC was searched with the key words of “rabies” or “epidemiology” or “morbidity” or “mortality” from 2004 to 2018 and the coresponding data about human rabies cases was collected refered to regional and age difference for describing the epidemiological characteristics of human rabies. Results In this study, a total of nearly 26315 rabies cases (1754 ± 253) and 25691 rabies-related deaths (1712 ± 255) (Mean ± SE) were reported, and a decreasing trend about the morbidity and mortality of human rabies exsited from 0.2039 and 0.2039 (1/100000) in 2004 to 0.0304 and 0.0295 in 2018. Otherwise, regional difference of human rabies prevalence significantly existed, and juvenile and middle-aged population expecially in 50-60 years old were more easily attacked and infected with rabies (all p  Conclusion This study proved that human rabies still is a major public health problem in China though a decreasing trend about the morbidity and mortality of human rabies exsited in the past fourteen years.