Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mexico: from the 27th of February to the 30th of April 2020
Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mexico: from the 27th of February to the 30th of April 2020
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DOI：
10.1016/j.rce.2020.05.007
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Ronquillo De Jesus, E.
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作者：
Suarez, V;Suarez Quezada, M.;Ronquillo De Jesus, E.
背景：墨西哥于二零二零年二月二十七日发现首例COVID-19病例。4月30日，即首次确诊后64天，患者人数呈指数级增长，确诊病例达到19224例，死亡1859例（9.67%）。为应对此次全球疫情，我们总结了我们对墨西哥COVID-19的了解现状。方法：我们从墨西哥卫生部的官方网站获得数据。研究期间为2020年2月27日至4月30日。这些病例是通过实时逆转录聚合酶链反应确诊的，我们分析了流行病学、人口统计学和临床数据。结果：在墨西哥，大多数COVID-19病例位于墨西哥城。患者的平均年龄为46岁。在12656例确诊病例中，30 ~ 59岁年龄段的感染者最多（65.85%），男性发病率（58.18%）高于女性（41.82%）。死亡的患者有一种或多种合并症，主要是高血压（45.53%）、糖尿病（39.39%）和肥胖（30.4%）。在疫情的前64天，中国报告了80 304例病例，死亡率为3.66%。结论：我们的结果表明COVID-19在墨西哥的早期传播。描述性流行病学显示，墨西哥和中国的COVID-19病例之间存在相似性。在疫情曲线的同一时期，我们观察到墨西哥的COVID-19确诊病例数减少，死亡率高于中国。(C)2020 Elsevier Espana，S.L.U.和Sociedad Espanola de Medicina Interna（SEMI）。All rights reserved.
Background: The first case of COVID-19 detected in Mexico was on the 27th of February 2020. On the 30th of April, 64 days after this first diagnosis, the number of patients had increased exponentially, reaching 19 224 confirmed cases and 1859 (9.67%) deaths. In response to this global outbreak, we summarize the current state of our understanding regarding COVID-19 in Mexico.Methods: We obtained the data from the official website of the Ministry of Health in Mexico. The study period was between the 27th of February and the 30th of April 2020. The cases were confirmed using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and we analysed epidemiological, demographic and clinical data.Results: In Mexico, most cases of COVID-19 were located in Mexico City. The mean age of the patients was 46 years. Of the 12 656 confirmed cases, most infected individuals were between the ages of 30 and 59 years (65.85%), and there was a higher incidence rate in men (58.18%) than in women (41.82%). The patients who died had one or more comorbidities, mainly hypertension (45.53%), diabetes (39.39%) and obesity (30.4%). In the first 64 days of the epidemic, China had reported 80 304 cases with a mortality rate of 3.66%.Conclusions: Our results indicate an early transmission of COVID-19 in Mexico. The descriptive epidemiology shows similarities between the cases of COVID-19 in Mexico and those in China. In the same period of the epidemic curve, we observed a reduction in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico and a higher mortality rate compared with that of China. (C) 2020 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and Sociedad Espanola de Medicina Interna (SEMI). All rights reserved.