[Effect of replacing cattle with machine on schistosomiasis control in 3 endemic villages of Jiangling County].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of the comprehensive measures centered on replacing cattle with machine on schistosomiasis control in 3 villages of Jiangling County.


METHODS
Three villages namely Jinqi, Yugu, Huazhang where the comprehensive measures being implemented were chosen as investigated sites, the schistosome infection situation of human, cattle and Oncomelania snails before and after the implementation were surveyed, meanwhile, the degree of satisfaction of the residents were investigated by questionnaire.


RESULTS
In 2009, the schistosome infection rates of Jinqi, Yugu and Huazhang were 1.87%, 2.72% and 2.89% respectively, and after the implementation, the infection rates of the 3 villages decreased to 0.67%, 1.91% and 1.75%, respectively in 2011. In Jinqi Village and Yugu Village where all cattle were replaced, no snails were found since 2011, while in Huazhang Village where there were still 35 head of cattle, no cattle was infected and the area with infected snails was 0.52 hm2. The total degree of satisfaction on the measures was 89.21%.


CONCLUSIONS
The effect of the comprehensive measures centered on replacing cattle with machine on schistosomiasis control is significant, and its implementation still depends on some necessary supporting measures.
Jiangling Institute of Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control, Hubei Province, Jiangling 434100, China.
Xia
X
Zhang
Hua-Ming
HM
Zhang
Xiong
X
Liu
Jun
J
Liu
Xiao-Wu
XW
Peng
Chun-Li
CL
Cao
Shi-Zhu
SZ
Li
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000502:physiology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult