An acute schistosomiasis case in Wuhan City imported from another province of China in 2020
10.16250/j.32.1374.2021161
- VernacularTitle:2020年武汉市1例省外输入性 急性血吸虫病病例分析
- Author:
Yu-ting ZUO
1
;
Hao WANG
1
;
Shui-mao ZHOU
1
;
Jian-min HE
2
;
Xiao-ying SHI
2
;
Hua-tang LUO
1
;
Ming-xing XU
1
Author Information
1. Wuhan Municipal Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, China
2. Dongxihu Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis;
Acute infection;
Imported case;
Wuhan City
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2021;33(6):647-649
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
An imported case of acute schistosomiasis was reported in Wuhan City in 2020. The case was infected with Schistosoma by contact with the infested water due to playing water in the Yangtze River when working out of Hubei Province. The patient visited four medical institutions and the duration from onset to definitive diagnosis was 20 days. The patient’s low awareness of schistosomiasis prevention and control knowledge and lack of diagnosis and treatment awareness for schistosomiasis among medical institutions were considered as main causes of the development of acute schistosomiasis and progression to severe case. Intensifying schistosomiasis health education among mobile populations and improving the awareness and capability of early diagnosis of schistosomiasis among clinicians are recommended.
