title: [River beach contamination index in monitoring of schistosomiasis].
abstract: Diseased animals are the main source of infection of schistosomiasis. River beach wild fecal contamination is the direct risk factor for schistosomiasis transmission, and the river beach contamination index has important significance in the schistosomiasis monitoring. This paper reviews the river beach wild fecal contamination to the identification and evaluation of the risk of schistosomiasis transmission.
authors.affiliation: Nanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang 330038, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jia-Gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D045483:Rivers; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology