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surveillance of schistosomiasis in five provinces of china which have reached the national criteria for elimination of the disease.surveillance of schistosomiasis consists mainly of surveys carried out in formerly endemic areas to observe infection and re-infection of resident and mobile human populations, and domestic animals (e.g. bovines) plus snail monitoring. here, we focus on the schistosomiasis situation in the five chinese provinces which have reached the national criteria for elimination of the disease, i.e. fujian, guangdong, guangxi, shanghai and zhejiang. with the exception of three newly infected persons in gua ...200516198301
schistosomiasis control in china: the impact of a 10-year world bank loan project (1992-2001).china has been carrying out large-scale schistosomiasis control since the mid-1950s, but in the early 1990s, schistosomiasis was still endemic in eight provinces. a world bank loan project enabled further significant progress to be made during the period 1992-2001. the control strategy was focused on the large-scale use of chemotherapy -- primarily to reinforce morbidity control -- while at the same time acting on transmission with the ultimate goal of interrupting it. chemotherapy was complemen ...200515682248
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