Advances in techniques for assessment of schistosomiasis transmission risk: a global perspective and China’s practice
10.16250/j.32.1915.2025175
- VernacularTitle:血吸虫病传播风险评估技术研究进展：全球视角与中国实践
- Author:
Andong XU
1
;
Hong ZHU
2
;
Jing XU
1
;
Shizhu LI
3
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, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025,China
2. Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
3. 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, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025,China; School of Global Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai 200025, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis;
Transmission;
Risk assessment technique;
Precision control;
Global;
China
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2026;38(1):100-108
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on review of global and Chinese schistosomiasis control progress and the evolution of control strategies, this article focuses on Chinese practical experiences of schistosomiasis control and systematically summarizes five key determinants for schistosomiasis transmission risk, including source of infections, intermediate host snails, high-risk populations, natural environments, and social factors. To address these risks and challenges associated with these determinants, the article reviews the advances in techniques for assessment of schistosomiasis transmission risk and their applications, including conventional risk assessment approaches, mathematical model-based tools for prediction of schistosomiasis transmission risk, and indicator-systembased techniques for assessment of schistosomiasis transmission risk. This review underscores the essential role of interdisciplinary integration and dynamic management in precision schistosomiasis control and recommends the intensification of verification of field adaptation and dynamic updates of indicator systems to promote the widespread application of assessment tools across diverse regions and contexts, so as to provide strategic guidance and methodological support to achieve the target for elimination of schistosomiasis across China in 2030.
