Global burden and challenges of parasitic diseases in Africa
10.16250/j.32.1374.2018020
- VernacularTitle:非洲主要寄生虫病的疾病负担与防控挑战
- Author:
Yi-Ting LI
1
;
Guang-Hui REN
;
You-Sheng LIANG
;
Kun YANG
;
Le-Ping SUN
;
Shi-Zhu LI
;
Shan LÜ
;
Tie-Wu JIA
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心寄生虫病预防控制所、世界卫生组织热带病合作中心、国家卫生和计划生育委员会寄生虫病原与媒介生物学重点实验室 上海200025
- Keywords:
Parasitic disease;
Neglected tropical disease;
Disease burden;
Africa;
DALYs;
Control strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2018;30(2):226-231
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Parasitic diseases are common infectious diseases closely related to poverty,which are mainly endemic in the trop-ical and subtropical regions.Africa is the major epidemic area of parasitic diseases,and the global burden of malaria and schisto-somiasis is over 85% in Africa.This paper reviews the disease burden,regional distribution and control strategies of the main parasitic diseases in Africa,in order to promote the prevention and control of parasitic diseases in this area.
