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Impact and countermeasures on the acute cases of schistosomiasis transmission by flood of Yangtze river

DAI Yuhai, LI Tao and YU Binggui
Hubei Office of Schistosomiasis Control Wuhan 430070

Aim: To investigate and study impact on the acute cases on Schistosoma japonicum by flood and to make scientific countermeasures.

Methods: To review the condition of acute cases of schistosomiasis for four years of l989, l991, l996 and 1998 in seven counties that distribute the riverside of the Yangtze River and to analyze and evaluate the effect of health education, early screening and treatment, as well as snai1 control at the high risk area that performed during flood season in l998.

Result: The acute cases of schistosomiasis was dropped 15.34%-67.71% that compared 1998 and l989, which showed there were no serious epidemic condition in high flood disaster year and also got significant efficiency of schistosomiasis control.

Conclusion: The transmission of schistosomiasis is obviously impacted by natural factor and especially has a direction re1ationship with heavy flood, but as long as insistence scientific prevention and treatment, health education, as well as early treatment time1y that the acute cases of schistosomiasis could be controlled and reduced impairment clear1y.

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