Meta-analyses of Schistosoma japonicum infections
In wild rodents across China over time indicates a potential challenge to the 2030 elimination targets
Abstract
China once suffered greatly from schistosomiasis japonica, a major zoonotic disease. Nearly 70 years of multidisciplinary efforts have achieved great progress in disease control, with infections in both humans and bovines significantly reduced to very low levels. However, reaching for the target of complete interruption of transmission at the country level by 2030 still faces great challenges, with areas of ongoing endemicity and/or re-emergence within previously ‘eliminated’ regions. The objectives of this study were, by using meta-analytical methods, to estimate the overall prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infections in abundant commensal rodent species in mainland China after the introduction of praziquantel for schistosomiasis treatment in humans and bovines in 1980s.
This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme.
Citation
Zou H, Yu Q, Qiu C, Webster J, Lu D (2020). Meta-analyses of Schistosoma japonicum infections in wild rodents across China over time indicates a potential challenge to the 2030 elimination targets. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 14:e0008652.