Mei Lu, Jian-Feng Zhang, Li Su, De-Cheng Yu
Kaihua County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Province, Kaihua 324300, China.
Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China.
Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. 2016 Dec 28;29(1):74-76. doi: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2016208.
To evaluate the control effect of comprehensive measures of schistosomiasis after its transmission interruption in Kaihua County, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide the references for further consolidation of schistosomiasis control.
The data of snail survey and control, as well as environmental reform in Kaihua County were collected and analyzed from 1996 to 2015.
From 1996 to 2015, totally 2 635 snail habitats and 102.75 hm area with snails were found, and 125.4 thousand snails were dissected and no one was schistosome infected. The accumulated snail control area was 4 932.98 hm, and the area with snails was effectively reduced by the comprehensive control measures.
The schistosomiasis control effect could be consolidated by the comprehensive control measures emphasizing environmental reconstruction, and the snail surveillance work still should be strengthened.