Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 15; no. 8; p. e0009578
• Main Authors: Wang, Wei, Bergquist, Robert, King, Charles H, Yang, Kun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.08.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Biology and Life Sciences; China - epidemiology; Control; Countries; Disease Eradication; Endemic diseases; Forecasts and trends; Health surveillance; Humans; Infections; Mass Drug Administration; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mollusks; Parasitic diseases; People and Places; Politics; Praziquantel; Praziquantel - administration & dosage; Public Health; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis - epidemiology; Schistosomiasis - prevention & control; Snails; Social Sciences; Statistics; Success; Tropical diseases; Viewpoints; Zoonoses; China; Yangtze River

Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem among all disease-endemic countries in 2030 is an ambitious goal. Recent achievements resulting from mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel is promising but may need to be complemented with also other means. Schistosomiasis was high...