Rée G H
Ecol Dis. 1982;1(2-3):131-3.
Research on schistosomiasis has been mainly a biological and biomedical endeavor. Yet water and man-water contact are of fundamental importance in understanding the epidemiology of schistosomiasis. A review of water contacts and human behaviour in schistosome endemic areas shows that children in general have more and longer water contact than adults, and that such water contact is often greatest during the middle of the day, at a time when cercarial shedding from snails is at their peak. Control of schistosomiasis must take human behaviour into account. Indiscriminate mollusciciding without the cooperation and understanding of villagers is bound to fail.
血吸虫病的研究主要是一项生物学和生物医学方面的工作。然而，水以及人与水的接触对于理解血吸虫病的流行病学至关重要。对血吸虫病流行地区的水接触情况和人类行为的回顾表明，一般来说，儿童与水接触的频率更高、时间更长，而且这种水接触通常在中午时分最为频繁，此时蜗牛排出尾蚴的数量达到峰值。血吸虫病的防治必须考虑人类行为。在没有村民合作与理解的情况下盲目进行灭螺注定会失败。
