Assessment report on infection control of schistosomiasis in China, 2008
- VernacularTitle:2008年全国血吸虫病疫情控制考核评估报告
- Author:
Yang HAO
;
Donghua YI
;
Xianfeng ZHANG
;
Jijie XIONG
;
Wenzong YUAN
;
Shoujing HU
;
Xiaohua WU
;
Rong ZHU
;
Jiagang GUO
;
Xibao HUANG
;
Yuesheng LI
;
Honggen CHEN
;
Tianping WANG
;
Xingqi DONG
;
Huazhong LI
;
Canjun ZHENG
;
Zhao CHEN
;
Liying WANG
;
Xiaonong ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis;
Endemic situation;
Assessment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2009;21(6):457-463
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
According to the requirement of the national assessment for achieving the infection control criteria, 42 villages (among them,25 villages belonged to the first stratum, and 17 villages belonged to the second stratum) in 14 counties from 5 provinces, including Hunnan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and Yunnan, were selected as sampling villages for the assessment.The results from the field assessment showed that 154 out of 9 067 people were found infected with Sckistosoma japonicum, with an average infection rate of 1.7% ranged from 0.31 % to 4.10% , and only Yongping Village from Weishan County and Tenglong Village from Eryuan County were not found any case. A total of 46 out of 3 323 head of cattle were infected with S. japonicum, with an average infection rate of 1.38% ranged from 0.26% to 3.79% , and no any infected individual detected in Nanling County. No outbreak occurred in those sampling villages. Therefore, it is indicated that the five sampling provinces have reached the national criteria on infection control of schistosomiasis.
