TY - JOUR
T1 - Schistosomiasis Control and Snail Elimination in China
AU - Fan, Ka-wai
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The article presents an overview of schistosomiasis, which is a chronic, sometimes fatal disease with serious symptoms including fever, pain, and enlarged liver which is caused by the helminth parasite Schistosoma. A discussion of the prevalence of schistosomiasis in China, and of guidelines on schistosomiasis prevention which have been developed by the Chinese Ministry of Health, is presented. Initiatives which have been developed to eliminate the snail which causes schistosomiasis in China are discussed.
AB - The article presents an overview of schistosomiasis, which is a chronic, sometimes fatal disease with serious symptoms including fever, pain, and enlarged liver which is caused by the helminth parasite Schistosoma. A discussion of the prevalence of schistosomiasis in China, and of guidelines on schistosomiasis prevention which have been developed by the Chinese Ministry of Health, is presented. Initiatives which have been developed to eliminate the snail which causes schistosomiasis in China are discussed.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300809
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300809
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 23078499
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 102
SP - 2231
EP - 2232
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 12
ER -