title: [Surveillance of schistosomiasis in Yiling District of Yichang City where schistosomiasis transmission has been interrupted for 24 years].
abstract: The data of schistosomiasis surveillance were collected and analyzed from 1988 in Yiling District of Yichang City where schistosomiasis transmission has been interrupted for 24 years. There were 24 foci with Oncomelania snails in 2 villages and the snail area was 5.52 hm2, but no infected snails were found. Totally 71 353 people received blood tests for schistosomiasis and 814 persons were positive (1.1%). A total of 817 people received pathologic examinations and the positive rate was 0. Totally 9 353 head of cattle received blood tests and 24 head of cattle were positive (0.25%), but the positive rate of pathologic examinations was 0. In conclusion, the achievement of schistosomiasis transmission interrupted is consolidation, but the risk of endemic still exists. Therefore, the surveillance should be strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Yiling Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yichang City, Hubei Province, Yichang 443100, China.
authors.forename: Kai-Yu
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-Dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D012908:Snails / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology; D013997:Time Factors