The challenge of effective surveillance in moving from low transmission to elimination of schistosomiasis in China

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1243-1247

  Spear, R C ^a   Seto, E Y W ^a   Carlton, E J ^a   Liang, S ^b   Remais, J V ^c   Zhong, B ^d   Qiu, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sichuan CDC   (China)

Author keywords

China; Elimination; Environmental monitoring; Low transmission; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

NICLOSAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAMMAL; PARASITE; PESTICIDE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION CONTROL; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; RECURRENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SNAILS;

CHINA;

GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 80053383518     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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