Achievement of the World Bank loan project on schistosomiasis control (1992-2000) in Hubei province and the challenge in the future.
Since the World Bank provided a loan for control of schistosomiasis in China, started from 1992, with the objective of a reduction of prevalence and intensity of the infection both in humans and animals by 40%, through mass chemotherapy in areas of high prevalence, and selective chemotherapy in areas with medium and low endemicity together with focal mollusciciding, the objective of morbidity control of the project has been reached in Hubei Province.
Changsong
Sun
S
Department of Health, Hubei Province, 430071, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Binggui
Yu
Y
Hongyi
Liao
L
Yuhai
Dai
D
Xu
Xingjian
X
Huiguo
Zhu
Z
Yong
Jiang
J
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008975:Molluscacides / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012908:Snails; D014480:United Nations / Q000191:economics*
D008975:Molluscacides