App

China redoubles efforts to prevent, control schistosomiasis during flood season
Updated: July 3, 2024 09:40 Xinhua

BEIJING, July 2 -- The National Disease Control and Prevention Administration has released a circular on redoubling efforts to prevent and control schistosomiasis during this year's flood season, aiming to effectively stem the emergence and outbreak of the infectious disease.

The circular urges local disease response departments to work with relevant authorities on coordinated, prompt and targeted measures such as blood fluke extermination, proper livestock management and key-demographic monitoring work.

Schistosomiasis, a Class B infectious disease in China, was in the past common in 12 provincial-level regions in the Yangtze River basin and south of the river. Infection follows contact with water that is infested with larval forms of blood flukes.

A "Healthy China 2030" outline issued in 2016 called for the elimination of schistosomiasis in all endemic counties nationwide by 2030.

Copyright© www.gov.cn | About us | Contact us

Website Identification Code bm01000001 Registration Number: 05070218

All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to www.gov.cn.

Without written authorization from www.gov.cn, such content shall not be republished or used in any form.

Mobile

Desktop

Copyright© www.gov.cn | Contact us

Website Identification Code bm01000001

Registration Number: 05070218