Huang Zheng
Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 Dec 24;12:1480680. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1480680. eCollection 2024.
This study aimed to assess the causes of the swimming pool-associated viral outbreaks in China and discuss the possible preventive measures for the outbreaks.
A systematic search was performed in 4 Chinese and English databases for studies investigating the swimming pool-associated viral outbreaks in China up to June 2024.
29 outbreaks were included in the review. A median of 89 cases per outbreak was observed among 29 outbreaks, and most outbreaks (27/29, 93%) were caused by adenovirus. The findings regarding the difference in attack rate of adenovirus between males and females were not consistent. Poor maintenance and management of the pool (26/29, 90%), difficulty in early identification of outbreaks (21/29, 72%), and lack of public awareness of waterborne diseases (7/29, 24%) were the main causes of the outbreaks.
This review reveals the causes of swimming pool-associated viral outbreaks in China, and possible preventive measures could include improving pool maintenance and management, early recognition of the outbreaks, and increasing public awareness of recreational water illnesses.
本研究旨在评估中国游泳池相关病毒暴发的原因，并探讨针对这些暴发可能采取的预防措施。
在4个中英文数据库中进行系统检索，以查找截至2024年6月调查中国游泳池相关病毒暴发的研究。
该综述纳入了29起暴发事件。在这29起暴发事件中，每起暴发事件的病例数中位数为89例，且大多数暴发事件（27/29，93%）由腺病毒引起。关于腺病毒在男性和女性中感染率差异的研究结果并不一致。游泳池维护和管理不善（26/29，90%）、暴发事件早期识别困难（21/29，72%）以及公众对水传播疾病的认识不足（7/29，24%）是暴发的主要原因。
本综述揭示了中国游泳池相关病毒暴发的原因，可能的预防措施包括改善游泳池的维护和管理、早期识别暴发事件以及提高公众对娱乐性用水疾病的认识。
