Study on the Epidemiology Characteristics of the Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis in Tai'an City from 1961 to 2007

[Objective]To study the epidemiological characteristics and epidemic regularity of epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis and provide scientific basis for prevention and control of the epidemic.[Methods]Epidemiological analysis was made on the recorded Cerebrospinal Meningitis data from 1961 to 2007 with the Excel statistic software.[Results]The reported cases was 93 640,4 735 cases died.The Cerebrospinal Meningitis average annual incidence rate was 35.50/100 000 population;the average annual death rate was 1.80/100 000 population,the fatality rate was 5.06 percent.The incidence rate of sixties was highest,while it broke down dramatically in seventies,especially it was lowest in twenties.The difference of incidence rate between different times was significant(P0.01).Most cases occurred from February to May every year.The age range of patients were mainly under 15.[Conclusion]General Cerebrospinal Meningitis vaccination under 15 should be the key to control and prevent Cerebrospinal Meningitis.