Significant progress has been made in the prevention, control, and elimination of human parasitic diseases in China in the past 60 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.
BT - Infectious diseases of poverty DO - 10.1186/s40249-016-0159-0 IS - 1 J2 - Infect Dis Poverty LA - eng N2 -Significant progress has been made in the prevention, control, and elimination of human parasitic diseases in China in the past 60 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.
PY - 2016 EP - 67 T2 - Infectious diseases of poverty TI - Major parasitic diseases of poverty in mainland China: perspectives for better control. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967992/pdf/40249_2016_Article_159.pdf VL - 5 SN - 2049-9957 ER -