Effect of integrated control of schistosomiasis in Shashi District from 2009 to 2013 / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of integrated schistosomiasis control in Shashi District from 2009 to 2013 so as to provide the evidence for the development and adjustment of schistosomiasis control strategies. Methods The data of inte-grated schistosomiasis control from 2009 to 2013 were collected and analyzed for the epidemic situations of human livestock and Oncomelania hupensis snails. Results From 2009 to 2013 the infection rates of human and cattle decreased from 2.24%and 1.92% to 0.63% and 0 with decrease rates of 71.88% and 100% respectively the area with snails decreased from 760.40 hm2 to 715.08 hm2 with a decrease rate of 5.69% the occurrence rate of frames with living snails and the average densi-ty of living snails decreased from 26.32%and 0.67 snail/0.1 m2 to 18.30%and 0.53 snail/0.1 m2 with decrease rates of 30.47%and 20.90% respectively. No infected living snails were found from 2012 to 2013. Conclusion The integrated schistosomiasis prevention and control strategies with emphasis on infectious source control could effectively reduce the infection rates of human and cattle as well as the snail situation.