title: [Advanced schistosomiasis prevalence in Jingmen City from 2004 to 2013].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the advanced schistosomiasis prevalence trend in Jingmen City, so as to provide the evidence for improving the disease prevention and control.
  
  
  METHODS
  The changes of advanced schistosomiasis prevalence were investigated and the distribution characteristics of the patients were analyzed in Jingmen City from 2004 to 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In recent 10 years, the incidence of advanced schistosomiasis dropped from 0.014/thousand to 0.009/thousand, and the regional distribution of the patients did not change. The number of male patients was still more than that of female patients, but more old aging patients were found. The ascetic type and splenomegaly type of advanced schistosomiasis patients were the most.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the next few years, the advanced schistosomiasis patients Jingmen City will reduce quickly, and concentrate on the aging group and ascetic type.
authors.forename: Zhao-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000502:physiology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult