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ReviewInfectious diseases of poverty2017

Combating echinococcosis in China: strengthening the research and development.

Men-Bao Qian, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Wei-Ping Wu, Xiao-Nong Zhou

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Review in Infectious diseases of poverty, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Men-Bao QianNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Bernadette Abela-RidderDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Wei-Ping WuNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Xiao-Nong ZhouNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 200025, China. ipdzhouxn@sh163.net.

Funding

the Forth Round of Three-Year Public Health Action Plan (2015-2017) in Shanghai grant No. GWTD2015S06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Echinococcosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, causing great morbidity and mortality due to the wide distribution of its endemic areas. China holds a high percentage in the global burden of both cystic and alveolar echinococcosis. A national survey conducted between 2012 and 2016 showed that an estimated 50 million people are at risk of contracting the disease in western China, of whom about 0.17 million are cases with echinococcosis.Despite this, research and development on echinococcosis in China is greatly inadequate compared to that in other countries. In this paper, we argue that there is a need for more research and work to be conducted in China on echinococcosis, including researching techniques in regards to diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination, and developing products through technical transformation and piloting strategies to control and even elimination.However, great opportunities exist for China to strengthen the research and development on this disease through initiatives such as Health China 2030, the Belt and Road Initiative, the China-Africa cooperation, as well as through further cooperation between China and the World Health Organization. All of these can bring us closer to controlling echinococcosis in China as well as in other countries. One element of crucial importance will be the training and development of professionals, which can be strengthened through international cooperation.

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Communicable Disease ControlDisease EradicationChinaEchinococcosisResearchBelt and Road InitiativeEchinococcosisHealth China 2030Research and development

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PMCPMC5697071

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