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Published on: August 16, 2011
Schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China
1Tropical Health Program, Australian Center for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia. allenR@qimr.edu.au
Abstract:
Schistosomes, snail-transmitted trematodes (blood flukes), cause a major parasitic disease that ranks second only to malaria in terms of human suffering in the tropics. Schistosoma japonicum has occupied its ecological niche in China for thousands of years; through natural selection it has evolved survival mechanisms that make it difficult (if not impossible) to eradicate. As discussed here by Allen Ross, Li Yuesheng, Adrian Sleigh and Don McManus, vaccination, in combination with current control strategies, may significantly reduce the morbidity of this disease and ultimately improve the quality of life for those living adjacent to endemic zones. This article provides a special focus in Hunan province and examines the potential impact of the Three Gorges Super Dam Project on schistosomiasis control.
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