[Novel strategies and technologies to achieve the transmission control of schistosomiasis in Jiangsu Province].
According to the requirements of the Mid- and Long-term Plan for Prevention and Control of Schistosomiasis in China and based on the actual situation of schistosomiasis control in Jiangsu Province, this paper demonstrates the new technologies achieved by the scientific innovation and the novel control strategies including integrated control in key regions and control of key populations and surveillance and forecast of key water regions since 2004, with the emphasis on the control and elimination of infected Oncomelania snails. Such strategies and technologies implemented the result in continuous decrease in the endemic situation of schistosomiasis in the province, and the whole province achieved the goal of schistosomiasis transmission control in late 2010.
Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Key Laboratory on Technology for Parasitic Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Wuxi 214064, China.
You-Sheng
YS
Liang
Yi-Xin
YX
Huang
Qing-Biao
QB
Hong
Kun
K
Yang
Le-Ping
LP
Sun
Jian-Rong
JR
Dai
Guo-Jing
GJ
Yang
Chuan-Xin
CX
Yu
Zeng-Xi
ZX
Tian
Jun
J
Ge
Hong-Hui
HH
Wu
Qi
Q
Gao
D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D013672:Technology