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dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Donald P
dc.contributor.authorGray, Darren J
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Allen G
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Gail M
dc.contributor.authorHe, Hong-Bin
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yue-Sheng
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:01:28Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:01:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-10-14T07:13:18Z
dc.identifier.issn1935-2735
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0001053
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41246
dc.description.abstractSchistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating parasitic disease that has often been neglected because it is a disease of poverty, affecting poor rural communities in the developing world. This is not the case in the People's Republic of China (PRC), where the disease, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, has long captured the attention of the Chinese authorities who have, over the past 50-60 years, undertaken remarkably successful control programs that have substantially reduced the schistosomiasis disease burden. The Dongting Lake region in Hunan province is one of the major schistosome-endemic areas in the PRC due to its vast marshland habitats for the Oncomelania snail intermediate hosts of S. japonicum. Along with social, demographic, and other environmental factors, the recent completion and closure of the Three Gorges dam will most likely increase the range of these snail habitats, with the potential for re-emergence of schistosomiasis and increased transmission in Hunan and other schistosome-endemic provinces being a particular concern. In this paper, we review the history and the current status of schistosomiasis control in the Dongting Lake region. We explore the epidemiological factors contributing to S. japonicum transmission there, and summarise some of the key research findings from studies undertaken on schistosomiasis in Hunan province over the past 10 years. The impact of this research on current and future approaches for sustainable integrated control of schistosomiasis in this and other endemic areas in the PRC is emphasised.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent745322 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome1053-1
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoe1053-9
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.titleSchistosomiasis Research in the Dongting Lake Region and Its Impact on Local and National Treatment and Control in China
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://www.plos.org/journals/license.html
gro.facultyGriffith Health, Griffith University Medical Research College
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 McManus et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CCAL. (http://www.plos.org/journals/license.html)
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorRoss, Allen G.


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