01380nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653001500042653001200057653003400069653002900103653001600132653001200148653001000160100001100170700000900181700001200190700001100202700001000213245009200223856008700315300000700402490000600409520068500415022001401100       2016                            d10aPrevention10aPoverty10aParasitic diseases of poverty10aEpidemic characteristics10aElimination10aControl10aChina1 aWang J1 aLi T1 aHuang S1 aCong W1 aZhu X00aMajor parasitic diseases of poverty in mainland China: perspectives for better control.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967992/pdf/40249_2016_Article_159.pdf  a670 v53 a<p>Significant progress has been made in the prevention, control, and elimination of human parasitic diseases in China in the past 60&nbsp;years. However, parasitic diseases of poverty remain major causes of morbidity and mortality, and inflict enormous economic costs on societies.In this article, we review the prevalence rates, geographical distributions, epidemic characteristics, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of parasitic diseases of poverty listed in the first issue of the journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty on 25 October 2012. We also address the challenges facing control of parasitic diseases of poverty and provide suggestions for better control.</p>
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