Epidemic trend and control progress of soil-transmitted nematodiasis in Jiangsu Province
10.16250/j.32.1374.2020141
- VernacularTitle:江苏省土源性线虫病流行趋势和防治历程
- Author:
Fan-Zhen MAO
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Xiang-Zhen XU
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Xiao-Lin JIN
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Jian-Feng LIU
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Bi-Xian NI
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Yang DAI
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Jun CAO
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Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of National Health Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention
2. Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology
3. Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases
4. Public Health Research Center, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214064, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Soil-transmitted nematodiasis;
Epidemic characteristic;
Control strategy;
Jiangsu Province
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2020;32(5):453-458
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Soil-transmitted nematodiasis was once widely prevalent in Jiangsu Province, which seriously threatened human health and hindered socioeconomic development. The control efforts over decades resulted in a remarkable decline in the prevalence of soil-transmitted nematode human infections in Jiangsu Province, with a reduction from 59.32% in 1989 to 0.12% in 2019, and the human prevalence remains at < 0.5% since 2013. Since 1987, an integrated strategy has been adopted for the control of soil-transmitted nematodiasis in Jiangsu Province; however, the core interventions varies at different stages, which mainly include deworming, water and sanitation service improvement, health education, and monitoring and assessment. The criteria of effective soil-transmitted nematodiasis control had been achieved in all epidemic counties (districts) of Jiangsu Province by 2019. Further actions to strengthen health education and monitoring and implement precision control measures are required to consolidate the achievements of soil-transmitted nematodiasis control and eliminate the harm of soil-transmitted nematodiasis to humans. This review summarizes the epidemiology, control progress and evolution of control strategy of soil-transmitted nematodiasis in Jiangsu Province.
