title: [Relationship between schistosome serum test positive rate of residents and positive rate of Oncomelania snails in a national schistosomiasis surveillance site of Jiangling County].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between schistosome serum test positive rate of residents and positive rate of Oncomelania snails in a national schistosomiasis surveillance site of Jiangling County.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the national schistosomiasis monitoring scheme, the data of surveillance including the schistosome serum test positive rates of residents and positive rates of Oncomelania snails from 2005 to 2011 were collected and analyzed statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 2005 to 2011, the schistosome serum test positive rates of residents were 26.09%, 11.84%, 10.37%, 10.09%, 12.08%,9.61%, and 6.00%, respectively; the schistosome positive rates of Oncomelania snails were 0.36%, 0.08%, 0.15%, 0.129%, 0.067%, 0.091%, and 0.045%, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between them (r = 0.929, P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a positive correlation between schistosome serum test positive rate of residents and positive rate of Oncomelania snails. Therefore, we should strengthen the snail control.
authors.affiliation: Jiangling Institute of Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control, Hubei Province, Jiangling 434100, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hua-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-Hai
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Jun-Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiao-Wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth