From endemic shadows to the light of dawn: the 120-year journey of China's anti-schistosomiasis chariot
Schistosomiasis was first reported in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China) 120 years ago. The national programme of schistosomiasis control started in mid-1950s. The transmission interruption was achieved by 2023. Here we summarize the experience as the five core parts of a running chariot. While the specific historical context of P.R. China's way of schistosomiasis control may be difficult to replicate, the experiences gained underscore several critical principles that might be applicable elsewhere.
Authors
- Jürg Utzinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6885-0798)
- Robert Bergquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-1084)
- Shi‐Zhu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-5218)
- Ligang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4681-191X)
- Xiao‐Nong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1417-8427)
- Shan Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-807X)
- Jing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-2025)
Institutions
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- University of Basel (CH)
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture (BW)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2025-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01395-5
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Key Research and Development Program of China