[Status and challenges for schistosomiasis in transmission-interrupted areas in Jiangxi Province]

This report analyzes the status of schistosomiasis epidemic, surveillance and challenges in transmission-interrupted areas of Jiangxi Province. There are 24 schistosomiasis transmission interrupted counties (cities, districts) among 39 endemic counties (cities, districts). Among the 24 counties, there are 6 counties with Oncomelania hupensis snails and 461 villages endemic, with 1.29 million residents. Since 2009, there have not been acute and chronic cases of schistosomiasis and all the patients are historical advanced schistosomiasis cases. The area with snail habitats is 37.02 hm². Since 2015, the schistosomiasis surveillance has covered the entire transmission interrupted areas. However, there are still many challenges, such as endemic instability, weak surveillance capacity, lack of surveillance awareness and other issues. Towards the schistosomiasis elimination, the surveillance should be based on the snail monitoring mainly, supplemented by the mobile population monitoring, and in addition, the capacity building, standardized report of endemic, and snail habitat reform should also be further strengthened.