Descriptive epidemiological methods were adopted to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of scarlet fever in Hubei Province from 2009 to 2018. During this study, the epidemiological data was obtained from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Information System. The results showed that there were 7 329 cases of scarlet fever reported in Hubei Province from 2009 to 2018 and the annual average incidence was 1.25 per 10 000. The number of cases was increased by years, and in 2018 it was the highest peak during these ten years and up to 1 758 which was account for 24% in these ten years, and the incidence was 2.98 per 10 000. The number of reported cases of male and female was 4 473 and 2 856, respectively, and both of the incidence rates were on the rise. The reported cases were distributed in 0-60 year-old group, mainly in the <15-year-old group (98.4%, 7 214/7 329). The season with the highest incidence rates were summer and winter. There were cases in all cities and prefectures, and the number of cases were the highest in Wuhan (n=2 105), Yichang (n=1 390), Jingzhou (n=954) and Enshi (n=1 090). Hence, it was very necessary to be on guard for the outbreak of scarlet fever and strengthen the surveillance in summer and winter for the people who were younger than 15 years old, especially in Wuhan, Yichang, Jingzhou and Enshi.
采用描述性流行病学方法分析中国疾病预防控制信息系统中湖北省2009—2018年猩红热流行病学特征。2009—2018年湖北省猩红热报告病例数共计7 329例，呈上升趋势，年平均发病率1.25/10万，2018年达到最高峰，发病数为1 758例，发病率为2.98/10万，占10年总发病数的24.0%；男女发病例数分别为4 473和2 856例，发病率均呈上升趋势；0～60岁均有发病，以<15岁人群为主（98.4%，7 214例）；冬春季为发病高峰；各地市州均有发病，其中，武汉市（2 105例）、宜昌市（1 390例）、荆州市（954例）和恩施州（1 090例）报告病例数较多。因此，需要警惕猩红热的暴发，并且需要加强<15岁年龄组人群的监测，尤其是武汉市、宜昌市、荆州市和恩施州。.
Keywords: Epidemiological characteristics; Incidence; Scarlet fever.