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Epidemiological Characteristics of Visceral Leishmaniasis - Shanxi Province, China, 1950-2019
Yingze Zhao1, Ping Tie2, Yongfei Bai2
1National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?:
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of leishmaniasis. In recent years, reported cases of VL have been gradually increasing in Shanxi Province, China.
What Is Added By This Report?:
The report describes the epidemiology of VL from 1950 to 2019 in Shanxi Province and the recent trend of VL reemergence.
What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?:
Measures to prevent and control VL, such as health education, improving clinical diagnostics, strengthening epidemiological investigation capacity for VL cases, monitoring surveillance, and use of other evidence-based preventive measures, should be undertaken in Shanxi Province.
