Evaluating the effect of a novel molluscicide in the endemic schistosomiasis japonica area of China

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 10406 - 10418
• Main Authors: Xia, Jing, Yuan, Yi, Xu, Xingjian, Wei, Fenghua, Li, Guiling, Liu, Min, Li, Jianqiang, Chen, Rujuan, Zhou, Zhengping, Nie, Shaofa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 10.10.2014; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; China; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Environmental health; Molluscacides - pharmacology; Mollusks; Niclosamide - pharmacology; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Pest Control; Schistosomiasis japonica - prevention & control; Snails - drug effects; China

Oncomelania hupensis is the sole intermediate host snail of Schistosoma japonicum in China. Snail control by molluscicide remains one of the most effective measures of schistosomiasis japonica control. A 50% wettable powder of niclosamide ethanolamine salt (WPN) is widely used for snail control in C...