Oncomelania hupensis control strategy during the stage moving towards elimination of schistosomiasis in China.
10.16250/j.32.1374.2022005
- Author:
Yi YUAN
1
;
Chun Li CAO
2
;
Xi Bao HUANG
1
;
Qin Ping ZHAO
3
Author Information
1. Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, China.
2. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (National 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.
3. School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Elimination;
Precision control;
Schistosomiasis
- MeSH:
Animals;
China/epidemiology*;
Schistosoma japonicum;
Schistosomiasis/prevention & control*;
Snails
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2022;34(4):337-340
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Oncomelania hupensis is the only intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, and O. hupensis control is an important measure for schistosomiasis control. With the progress of national schistosomiasis control program, the prevalence of schistosomiasis is low in China; however, there are still multiple challenges for O. hupensis breeding and schistosomiasis transmission risk. Considering the target of the national schistosomiasis elimination program and environmental protection in the new era, the introduction of precision identification, precision interventions and precision assessment into O. hupensis control may facilitate the progress towards elimination of schistosomiasis in China.
