Schistosomiasis control in China: diagnostics and control strategies leading to success
This book presents a scientific investigation into the practical implementation of China's national Schistosomiasis control strategy at grass root level. It focuses on human resources for control efforts and on the performance of serological tests for case detection for effective Schistosomiasi...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Frankfurt a.M.
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
2016
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| Series: | Challenges in public health
v.65 |
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Challenges in public health (v.65)
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| Online Access: | Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=4856533
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| Author Notes: | Pauline Grys |
| Summary: | This book presents a scientific investigation into the practical implementation of China's national Schistosomiasis control strategy at grass root level. It focuses on human resources for control efforts and on the performance of serological tests for case detection for effective Schistosomiasis japonica surveillance. Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Aspects of schistosomiasis -- 1.1.1 Schistosome species -- 1.1.2 Life cycle -- 1.1.3 Transmission factors -- 1.1.4 Clinical stages and symptoms -- 1.1.5 Diagnostics -- 1.1.6 Treatment -- 1.1.7 Epidemiology, economic burden and control -- 1.2 Schistosomiasis japonica in China -- 1.2.1 Significance of schistosomiasis in China - a historical review -- 1.2.2 Control strategies -- 1.2.3 National criteria for control and elimination -- 1.3 Study rationale -- 2 Methods and materials -- 2.1 Study setting -- 2.2 Schistosomiasis control efforts in Wuhan - System structure -- 2.3 Health Workforce -- 2.4 Diagnostics -- 2.4.1 Indirect Haemagglutination Assay -- 2.4.2 Kato-Katz thick smear test -- 2.4.3 Database description -- 2.5 Ethical Considerations -- 2.6 Study limitations -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Description of schistosomiasis control system in Wuhan -- 3.1.1 Historical background -- 3.1.2 Structure of the system -- 3.1.2.1 Surveillance sites -- 3.1.2.2 Institutions and control measures -- 3.1.2.3 Surveillance and control work activities -- 3.1.2.4 Endemic situation -- 3.1.3 Operation of the system -- 3.1.3.1 Surveillance -- 3.1.3.2 Response -- 3.1.3.3 Resources -- 3.2 Health workforce for schistosomiasis control in Wuhan -- 3.2.1 Availability and distribution of human resources -- 3.2.2 Work load -- 3.2.3 Control activities -- 3.2.4 Community participation and community health education -- 3.3 Schistosomiasis surveillance in Xiang Lu village -- 3.3.1 Description of study population -- 3.3.2 Serological and parasitological prevalence -- 3.3.2.1 IHA titer and KK test results -- 3.3.2.2 Age and sex-specific serological prevalence -- 3.3.2.3 Titer value-specific serological prevalence -- 3.3.3 Sero-conversion and sero-reversion. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9783653063066 |