Challenges and countermeasures for water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control in China in new era
10.16250/j.32.1374.2016189
- VernacularTitle:我国新时期水利血防面临的挑战与对策
- Author:
Jiasheng WANG
;
Jinyou LU
;
Fengyang MIN
;
Kongxian ZHU
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis;
Oncomelania hupensis;
Water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and con-trol;
Challenges and countermeasures
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2017;29(3):259-262
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The spread of schistosomiasis seriously threaten the health of people and hinder the economic and social develop-ment in China. The water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control effectively controlled the spread of schistosomiasis by controlling the spread of Oncomelania hupensis,the only intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum. This pa-per reviews the evolution of the strategy of schistosomiasis prevention and control in China and points out the historical role of wa-ter conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control. Furthermore,this article analyzes the problems and chal-lenges of water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control in the new period. In response to the challeng-es,the new strategy of water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control is put forward,including:devel-oping the research of the new strategy of water conservancy combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control,enhancing the research of water conservancy technology combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control,improving the efficiency and ap-plicability of water conservancy projects combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control,strengthening the guidance of wa-ter conservancy technology combined with schistosomiasis prevention and control,and perfecting the evaluation system.
