title: Applications of Spatial Technology in Schistosomiasis Control Programme in The People's Republic of China.
abstract: Schistosomiasis, as the important parasitic disease, has caused serious threats to human health globally. The People's Republic of China has acquired significant achievements based on large-scale interventions and innovational technology. The spatial technology was introduced in 1980s and widely used in the study and control of schistosomiasis in The People's Republic of China. This chapter reviews the progress and application of spatial technology in schistosomiasis control by analysing the spatiotemporal pattern of and the impact of ecological changes on schistosomiasis transmission, which have provided the information to design and select the control strategy, and assisted the establishment of the monitoring and early warning system in The People's Republic of China, especially in the marshland and mountainous regions.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention (Ministry of Health), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, The People's Republic of China; Public Health Research Center, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, The People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X-Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention (Ministry of Health), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, The People's Republic of China; Public Health Research Center, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, The People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention (Ministry of Health), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, The People's Republic of China; Public Health Research Center, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, The People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000502:physiology*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis
keywords: Geographical information systems (GIS); Global positioning system (GPS); Google Earth (GE); People’s Republic of China; Remote sensing (RS); Schistosomiasis; Spatiotemporal statistics and models