title: [Effect of schistosomiasis control in Wuhu County from 2008 to 2009].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of schistosomiasis control in Wuhu County from 2008 to 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of the investigation on schistosome infections of residents and domestic animals, and the control measures were collected and analyzed in Wuhu County from 2008 to 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The schistosome infection rates in residents decreased from 0.73% in 2008 to 0.25% in 2011; the rates in domestic animals decreased from 0.37% in 2008 to 0 in 2011. The areas of habitats of infected Oncomelania snails decreased from 2.58 hm2 in 2008 to 0.46 hm2 in 2011; the densities of the infected snails decreased from 0.005 4 snails/0.1 m2 in 2008 to 0.001 6 snails/0.1 m2 in 2011.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through the comprehensive control measures based mainly on infectious source control, the schistosomiasis endemic situation is effectively controlled, and the prevalent level is low in Wuhu County. However, we still need to strengthen the infectious source control and snail control so as to consolidate the control effect.
authors.affiliation: Schistosomiasis Control Station of Wuhu County, Wuhu 241100, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Bang-Cai
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D006801:Humans; D060106:Lakes / Q000469:parasitology*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*