[Effect of integrated control of schistosomiasis in Shashi District from 2009 to 2013].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the effect of integrated schistosomiasis control in Shashi District from 2009 to 2013, so as to provide the evidence for the development and adjustment of schistosomiasis control strategies.

METHODS

The data of integrated schistosomiasis control from 2009 to 2013 were collected and analyzed for the epidemic situations of human, livestock and Oncomelania hupensis snails.

RESULTS

From 2009 to 2013, the infection rates of human and cattle decreased from 2.24% and 1.92% to 0.63% and 0, with decrease rates of 71.88% and 100%, respectively; the area with snails decreased from 760.40 hm2 to 715.08 hm2, with a decrease rate of 5.69%; the occurrence rate of frames with living snails and the average density of living snails decreased from 26.32% and 0.67 snail/0.1 m2 to 18.30% and 0.53 snail/0.1 mi2, with decrease rates of 30.47% and 20.90%, respectively. No infected living snails were found from 2012 to 2013.

CONCLUSION

The integrated schistosomiasis prevention and control strategies with emphasis on infectious source control could effectively reduce the infection rates of human and cattle as well as the snail situation.