Effectiveness of a comprehensive schistosomiasis japonica control program in Jiangsu province, China, from 2005 to 2008

In 2005, the government of Jiangsu Province announced a new comprehensive program for schistosomiasis japonica control. Eight villages were selected to evaluate the effectiveness of the planned interventions from 2005 to 2008. The prevalence in humans, animals and snails as well as the snail-inhabit...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2011-09, Vol.120, p.S151-S157
Main Authors: Hong, Qing-biao, Yang, Kun, Huang, Yi-xin, Sun, Le-ping, Yang, Guo-jing, Gao, Yang, Gao, Yuan, Zhang, Lian-heng, Zhou, Min, Steinmann, Peter, Liang, You-sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Helminth - blood
chemotherapy
Child
China
China - epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Control
control methods
Effectiveness
Female
females
fishermen
habitats
Health Education
Humans
infrastructure
Jiangsu
Livestock
Livestock - parasitology
Male
males
Middle Aged
monitoring
Population Surveillance - methods
Prevalence
Program
Program Evaluation
sanitation
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma japonicum - immunology
Schistosomiasis japonica - drug therapy
Schistosomiasis japonica - epidemiology
Schistosomiasis japonica - parasitology
Schistosomiasis japonica - transmission
seroprevalence
Snail
snails
Snails - parasitology
villages
Young Adult
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Summary:In 2005, the government of Jiangsu Province announced a new comprehensive program for schistosomiasis japonica control. Eight villages were selected to evaluate the effectiveness of the planned interventions from 2005 to 2008. The prevalence in humans, animals and snails as well as the snail-inhabited area were significantly reduced. [Display omitted] ▶ We evaluate the effectiveness of a schistosomiasis control program in Jiangsu, China. ▶ The integrated measures focus on the infection source control of schistosomiasis. ▶ After implementation, the prevalence and snail density are all decreasing significantly. ▶ The integrated measures are feasible to control S. japonicum in Jiangsu, China. The effectiveness of a comprehensive schistosomiasis japonica control program implemented in 8 villages along the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province from 2005 to 2008 was studied. Control measures included snail control, chemotherapy of humans and livestock, health education, and transmission cycle interruption using sanitation in dwellings and at anchorage sites for fishermen and sailors. The Schistosoma japonicum prevalence among residents and livestock, the total area of snail habitats, the Oncomelania hupensis snail density, and the percentage of infected snails served as indicators for the effectiveness of the control efforts. After 4 years of program implementation, the seroprevalence in humans had decreased from 9.03% to 3.24% (P
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.11.006