SynthesisInfectious diseases of poverty2016
The Three Gorges Dam: Does it accelerate or delay the progress towards eliminating transmission of schistosomiasis in China?
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- A meta-analysis of infection rates of Schistosoma japonicum in sentinel mice associated with infectious waters in mainland China over last 40 years.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
- Schistosomiasis trends and control efforts: a global perspective from 1990 to 2050.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Article
- Decoding the impact of environmental shifts on snail density dynamics in the Yangtze River basin: a 26-year study.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the epidemiological situation of intestinal schistosomiasis using the POC-CCA parasite antigen test and the Kato-Katz egg count test in school-age children in endemic villages in western Côte d'Ivoire.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024Article
- Three Gorges Dam: Potential differential drivers and trend in the spatio-temporal evolution of the change in snail density based on a Bayesian spatial-temporal model and 5-year longitudinal study.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Impact of continuous low water stage on the breeding environment of Oncomelania hupensis: a case study of Poyang Lake area in China.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2020Article
- Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Current Status of Schistosomiasis Control and Prospects for Elimination in the Dongting Lake Region of the People's Republic of China.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Review
- Brain diseases in changing climate.Environmental research · 2019Review
- Change patterns of oncomelanid snail burden in areas within the Yangtze River drainage after the three gorges dam operated.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Article
- Role of ecological approaches to eliminating schistosomiasis in Eryuan County evaluated by system modelling.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2018Article
- The Three Gorges Dam: Does the Flooding Time Determine the Distribution of Schistosome-Transmitting Snails in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River, China?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Epidemiological shift and geographical heterogeneity in the burden of leptospirosis in China.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2018Article
- Three Gorges Dam: polynomial regression modeling of water level and the density of schistosome-transmitting snails Oncomelania hupensis.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Low Transmission to Elimination: Rural Development as a Key Determinant of the End-Game Dynamics of Schistosoma japonicum in China.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2017Review
- Impact of the Three Gorges project on ecological environment changes and snail distribution in Dongting Lake area.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- Interruption of schistosomiasis transmission in mountainous and hilly regions with an integrated strategy: a longitudinal case study in Sichuan, China.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2017Article
- An integrated environmental improvement of marshlands: impact on control and elimination of schistosomiasis in marshland regions along the Yangtze River, China.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2017Article
- Approaches being used in the national schistosomiasis elimination programme in China: a review.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2017Review
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Abstract
The Three Gorges Dam, located in the largest endemic area of schistosomiasis in China, is one of the world's largest hydroelectric projects to date. Some large-scale hydro projects have resulted in schistosomiasis emergence or re-emergence. Therefore, the dam's potential impact on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum has raised concerns from medical researchers worldwide. A systematic literature review, coupled with an analysis of data on the water level and snail density in the Yangtze River was conducted to assess the impact of the dam on schistosomiasis transmission after more than 10 years of operation. The dam has significantly altered the water levels in the Yangtze River according to different seasons. These changes directly impact the ecology of the schistosome snail host. Due to the dam, there has been a reduction in the density of Oncomelania snails and/or changes in the distribution of snails. The prevalence of infection with S. japonicum has decreased in the downstream areas of the dam, including in the Dongting and Poyang Lakes. The prevalence of infection with S. japonicum in humans has decreased from 6.80 % in 2002 (before the dam began operating) to 0.50 % in 2012, and the number of people infected with S. japonicum have decreased from 94 208 in 2002 to 59 200 in 2011 in the Poyang Lake region. The presence of the dam does not seem to affect snail breeding or the prevalence of schistosomiasis in the Three Gorges Reservoir. Overall, the Three Gorges Dam has significantly contributed to changes in hydrology after more than 10 years of the dam operating. The changes caused by the dam, together with integrated control of schistosomiasis, might be accelerating the progress towards eliminating the transmission of S. japonicum in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Despite the positive effect the dam is having in controlling S. japonicum transmission, continued surveillance is required to monitor the future ecological impacts of the dam over the long term.
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