Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.

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...

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Autores principales:	Wei Wang, Robert Bergquist, Charles H King, Kun Yang
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Materias:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5ddffd7f471943c2879eeab02ac33bbb2021-12-02T20:23:42ZElimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.1935-27271935-273510.1371/journal.pntd.0009578https://doaj.org/article/5ddffd7f471943c2879eeab02ac33bbb2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009578https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735Elimination 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 highly prevalent in China before the initiation of the national schistosomiasis control program in the mid-1950s, and, at that time, the country bore the world's highest burden of schistosomiasis. The concerted control efforts, upheld without interruption for more than a half century, have resulted in elimination of the disease as a public health problem in China as of 2015. Here, we describe the current status of schistosomiasis in China, analyze the potential challenges affecting schistosomiasis elimination, and propose the future research needs and priorities for the country, aiming to provide more universal insights into the structures needed for a global schistosomiasis elimination encompassing also other endemic regions.Wei WangRobert BergquistCharles H KingKun YangPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 8, p e0009578 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Wei Wang Robert Bergquist Charles H King Kun Yang Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.
description	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 highly prevalent in China before the initiation of the national schistosomiasis control program in the mid-1950s, and, at that time, the country bore the world's highest burden of schistosomiasis. The concerted control efforts, upheld without interruption for more than a half century, have resulted in elimination of the disease as a public health problem in China as of 2015. Here, we describe the current status of schistosomiasis in China, analyze the potential challenges affecting schistosomiasis elimination, and propose the future research needs and priorities for the country, aiming to provide more universal insights into the structures needed for a global schistosomiasis elimination encompassing also other endemic regions.
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title	Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.
title_short	Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.
title_full	Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.
title_fullStr	Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.
title_full_unstemmed	Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.
title_sort	elimination of schistosomiasis in china: current status and future prospects.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects.

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