Li Chen, Yi Xing, Yi Zhang, Junqing Xie, Binbin Su, Jianuo Jiang, Mengjie Geng, Xiang Ren, Tongjun Guo, Wen Yuan, Qi Ma, Manman Chen, Mengjie Cui, Jieyu Liu, Yi Song, Liping Wang, Yanhui Dong, Jun Ma
BACKGROUND: An accelerated epidemiological transition, spurred by economic development and urbanization, has led to a rapid transformation of the disease spectrum. However, this transition has resulted in a divergent change in the burden of infectious diseases between urban and rural areas. The objective of our study was to evaluate the long-term urban-rural disparities in infectious diseases among children, adolescents, and youths in China, while also examining the specific diseases driving these disparities...
April 2024: PLoS Medicine