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ArticleInfectious diseases of poverty2018

Role of ecological approaches to eliminating schistosomiasis in Eryuan County evaluated by system modelling.

Yi Dong, Chun-Hong Du, Yun Zhang, Li-Fang Wang, Jing Song, Ming-Shou Wu, Wen-Can Yang, Shan Lv, Xiao-Nong Zhou

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Yi DongYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
Chun-Hong DuYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
Yun ZhangYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
Li-Fang WangYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
Jing SongYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
Ming-Shou WuYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
Wen-Can YangEryuan Station of Schistosomiasis Control and Prevention, Eryuan, 671200, Yunnan, China.
Shan LvNational 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. xiaonongzhou1962@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1417-8427

Funding

International Development Research Center (IDRC) 108100-001National Key Research and Development Program of China 2016YFC1202000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchistosomiasis was severely prevalent in Yunnan Province, and it is difficult to achieve its elimination by convention approaches due to complexity of the nature. We explored the comprehensive model to eliminate schistosomiasis in Eryuan County, Yunnan Province, the People's Republic of China, through integration with the ecological protection programme in Erhai Lake, in order to promote an efficient elimination strategy. We expected that this model is able to be tailored to other local settings, which help achieve the goal of precisely eliminating the disease in Yunnan Province.

methodsEryuan County of Yunnan Province was chosen as the study area, where the data on environmental protection activities in Erhai Lake and on the schistosomiasis control programme were collected through different departments of Erhai County government since 2015. System modelling was performed using system dynamics software to establish a simulation model in order to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention activities.

resultsEcological approaches to control schistosomiasis in Eryuan County consist of three major components: (i) implementing precise interventions to stop schistosomiasis transmission by means of controlling the source of infection, blocking the biological transmission chains and cutting off the route of disease transmission; (ii) employing ecological approaches to improve the co-effectiveness of environmental protection and schistosomiasis prevention in the study area; and (iii) strengthening the professional skills of personnel involving in the schistosomiasis control programme. Simulation results showed that this strategy could speed up the progress of schistosomiasis control programme moving from the control stage to the elimination stage.

conclusionsEcological approaches implemented in schistosomiasis endemic areas of the Eryuan region are able to improve the co-effectiveness of environmental protection and schistosomiasis control, providing a new avenue for eliminating schistosomiasis thanks to the application of precise interventions.

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EcosystemModels, BiologicalAnimalsChinaCommunicable Disease ControlDisease EradicationHumansSchistosoma japonicumSchistosomiasis japonicaChinaEcological protectionEliminationEryuan CountySchistosomiasisSystem modellingTransmission blockYunnan Province

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