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ArticleInfectious diseases of poverty2025

Snail control as a crucial approach to schistosomiasis elimination: evidence from the People's Republic of China.

Shan Lv, Jing Xu, Yin-Long Li, Zi-Ping Bao, Li-Juan Zhang, Kun Yang, Dan-Dan Lin, Jian-Bing Liu, Tian-Ping Wang, Guang-Hui Ren and 11 more

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21 authors.

Shan LvNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. lvshan@nipd.chinacdc.cn.
Jing XuNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yin-Long LiNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Zi-Ping BaoNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Li-Juan ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Kun YangJiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, People's Republic of China.
Dan-Dan LinJiangxi Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang, People's Republic of China.
Jian-Bing LiuHubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Tian-Ping WangAnhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Guang-Hui RenHunan Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Yueyang, People's Republic of China.
Bo ZhongSichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yi DongYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, People's Republic of China.
Li CaiShanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Li-Yong WenZhejiang Provincial Center for Schistosomiasis Control, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Hua JiangGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Zhuo-Hui DengGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Han-Guo XieFujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
Shi-Zhu LiNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Robert BergquistGeospatial Health, Brastad, Sweden.
Jürg UtzingerSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Xiao-Nong ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. zhouxn1@chinacdc.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1417-8427

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFC2300803National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2021YFC2300800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsian schistosomiasis is projected to be eliminated by 2030 according to World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030. Snail control is an important measure but has not yet been systematically evaluated at a country scale. Here, we report the findings from a nationwide survey to demonstrate the dynamics of Oncomelania and its potential role in transmission interruption of schistisomiasis in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China).

methodsBetween March 2016 and December 2017, we conducted a nationwide census on Oncomelania snail habitats in P.R. China. All historically recorded snail habitats were identified and reviewed. Information on habitat attributes, including the infestation of snails, was collected. The shape of habitats was determined using global positioning system and geographical information system technologies. The relationship between snail control and schistosomiasis elimination was established in 378 endemic counties. The comparison of accumulated snail-infested range (ASR) and the median ratio of eliminated ASR between the transmission-interrupted and endemic counties was tested by a non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney) with a significance level of 0.05.

resultsOverall, 15,377.7 million m

conclusionsOur results support recent recommendations by the World Health Organization to implement snail control and demonstrate that schistosomiasis elimination can be achieved. The nationwide, high-resolution map of Oncomelania snail habitats in P.R. China will support further efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis.

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Disease EradicationSchistosomiasisSnailsAnimalsChinaEcosystemHumansAccumulated snail-infested rangeEliminationHabitatNationwide surveyOncomelania hupensisSchistosomiasis

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