Analysis of the new WHO guideline to accelerate the progress towards elimination of schistosomiasis in China.
10.16250/j.32.1374.2022113
- Author:
Zhao Yu GUO
1
;
Jia Xin FENG
1
;
Li Juan ZHANG
1
;
Yi Biao ZHOU
2
;
Jie ZHOU
3
;
Kun YANG
4
;
Yang LIU
5
;
Dan Dan LIN
6
;
Jian Bing LIU
7
;
Yi DONG
8
;
Tian Ping WANG
9
;
Li Yong WEN
10
;
Min Jun JI
11
;
Zhong Dao WU
12
;
Qing Wu JIANG
2
;
Song LIANG
13
;
Jia Gang GUO
14
;
Chun Li CAO
1
;
Jing XU
1
;
Shan LÜ
1
;
Shi Zhu LI
1
;
Xiao Nong ZHOU
1
Author Information
1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China.
2. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Tropical Disease Research Center, China.
3. Hunan Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, China.
4. Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
5. Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China.
6. Jiangxi Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
7. Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China.
8. Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, China.
9. Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, China.
10. Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Schistosomiasis Control, China.
11. Nanjing Medical University, China.
12. Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
13. University of Florida, Gainesville, United States of America.
14. Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Elimination;
Guideline;
One Health;
Schistosomiasis
- MeSH:
China/epidemiology*;
Disease Eradication;
Humans;
Public Health;
Schistosomiasis/prevention & control*;
World Health Organization
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2022;34(3):217-222
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
On February 2022, WHO released the evidence-based guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis, with aims to guide the elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem in disease-endemic countries by 2030 and promote the interruption of schistosomiasis transmission across the world. Based on the One Health concept, six evidence-based recommendations were proposed in this guideline. This article aims to analyze the feasibility of key aspects of this guideline in Chinese national schistosomiasis control program and illustrate the significance to guide the future actions for Chinese national schistosomiasis control program. Currently, the One Health concept has been embodied in the Chinese national schistosomiasis control program. Based on this new WHO guideline, the following recommendations are proposed for the national schistosomiasis control program of China: (1) improving the systematic framework building, facilitating the agreement of the cross-sectoral consensus, and building a high-level leadership group; (2) optimizing the current human and livestock treatments in the national schistosomiasis control program of China; (3) developing highly sensitive and specific diagnostics and the framework for verifying elimination of schistosomiasis; (4) accelerating the progress towards elimination of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases through integrating the national control programs for other parasitic diseases.
