Snail control as a crucial approach to schistosomiasis elimination: evidence from the People’s Republic of China
Our 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.
Authors
- Jürg Utzinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6885-0798)
- Li-yong Wen
- Zhihua Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-088X)
- Yinlong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8864-1712)
- Robert Bergquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-1084)
- Tian-Ping Wang
- Jing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9946-4769)
- Kun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8198-132X)
- Shi‐Zhu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-5218)
- Lijuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7156-1759)
- Xie HanGuo
- Xiao‐Nong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1417-8427)
- Zhuohui Deng
- Shan Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-807X)
- Dan-Dan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5514-535X)
- Li Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-6892)
- Jianbing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-1309)
- Zi-Ping Bao
- Guanghui Ren
- Yi Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9777-4111)
- Bo Zhong
Institutions
- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology (CN)
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention (CN)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
- Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention (CN)
- Hangzhou Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01281-0
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.38
Funders
- National Key Research and Development Program of China