Endemic situation of schistosomiasis in surveillance sites of Tianmen City from 2015 to 2018

• Published in: Zhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi Vol. 32; no. 1; p. 97
• Main Authors: Zhang, W X, Yuan, Y, Tan, Y Z, Song, A H, Shan, X W, Yang, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 27.12.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle; China - epidemiology; Cities; Ecosystem; Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data; Feces - parasitology; Hemagglutination Tests; Humans; Parasite Egg Count; Population Density; Population Surveillance; Schistosomiasis - epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Snails - physiology; China; Cities; Schistosomiasis; Endemic situation; Surveillance; Tianmen City
• ISSN: 1005-6661
• DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2019083

To monitor the change patterns of the endemic situation of schistosomiasis in Tianmen City from 2015 to 2018, so as to provide the evidence for formulating the schistosomiasis control strategy in the city. A total of 8 schistosomiasis surveillance sites were assigned in Tianmen City from 2015 to 2018, and the endemic situation of schistosomiasis and the related epidemiological factors were monitored. During the period from 2015 to 2018, a total of 15 983 local person-times and 3 629 mobile populations were detected for schistosomiasis using an indirect hemagglutination test (IHA) in Tianmen City, and the sero-prevalence was 0.88% to 1.44% and 0.96% to 2.39%, respectively; however, no egg-positives were identified. A total of 1 245 herd-times were detected, and no egg-positives were found in bovines. In addition, the areas of snail habitats were 116.69 to 117.23 hm and the mean densities of living snails were 0.07 to 0.17 snails/0.1 m during the study period; however, no infections were identified in snails. T