Current prevalence and control strategies of visceral leishmaniasis in Sichuan Province: A review
10.16250/j.32.1374.2023150
- VernacularTitle:四川省内脏利什曼病流行现状及防控对策
- Author:
Lujie ZHENG
1
;
Xiaohong WU
2
;
Yang LIU
2
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
2. Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Visceral leishmaniasis;
Elimination;
Challenge;
Control strategy;
One Health;
Sichuan Province
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2023;35(6):646-650
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by Phlebotomus chinensis that poses a great threat to human health. Historically, visceral leishmaniasis was predominantly prevalent in northwestern regions of Sichuan Province. Following the founding of the People’s Republic of China, large-scale integrated interventions had been implemented in visceral leishmaniasis-endemic areas of Sichuan Province, including identification and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis patients, elimination of infected dogs, Ph. chinensis control and health education. This review summarizes the prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis, discusses the control strategy of visceral leishmaniasis and analyzes the challenges of elimination of visceral leishmaniasis based on the One Health concept in Sichuan Province, so as to provide insights into elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in the province.
