Endemic situation of schistosomiasis at national surveillance sites in Nanjing City,2015 / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the dynamic endemic situation of schistosomiasis in Nanjing City,2015,so as to pro-vide evidences for policy-making of schistosomiasis control. Methods According to The National Scheme of Schistosomiasis Surveillance(2014),the endemic situation of schistosomiasis was monitored in 11 national surveillance sites in Nanjing. Re-sults The positive rates of serological(IHA)and stool examinations were 2.97%(97/3269)and 0 for local residents,and 0.52%(12/2298)and 0 for migrant people,respectively. No schistosome-infected livestock was found. Totally 147.2953 hm2 area with Oncomelania hupensis snails were found,but no schistosome-infected snails were discovered. Conclusions The en-demic situation of schistosomiasis declines greatly in Nanjing City in 2015. However,the control work still should be strength-ened to consolidate the achievements of schistosomiasis control.