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 mortali...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.展开更多
基金Project support was provided by the National Key Basic Research Program(973 Program)of China(Grant No.2015CB150300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31230073 and 31472184)the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.1506RJDA133).
文摘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.