Fenwick Alan, Jourdan Peter
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI), School of Public Health, Imperial College London, W2 1PG London, United Kingdom.
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI), School of Public Health, Imperial College London, W2 1PG London, United Kingdom.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Jun;46(7):385-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.01.004. Epub 2016 Feb 21.
Schistosomiasis has been a public health burden in a number of countries across the globe for centuries and probably beyond. The World Health Organization and partners are currently preparing to move towards elimination of this disease. However, given the historical challenges and barriers to ridding areas of this water-borne parasite infection, we question whether the current targets for eliminating schistosomiasis as a global health problem can be achieved.
几个世纪以来，也许更久，血吸虫病一直是全球许多国家的公共卫生负担。世界卫生组织及其合作伙伴目前正准备朝着消除这种疾病的方向迈进。然而，鉴于在清除该地区这种水传播寄生虫感染方面存在的历史挑战和障碍，我们质疑将血吸虫病作为一个全球卫生问题加以消除的当前目标是否能够实现。
