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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Guo, J Y
• Zhang, L J
• Cao, C L
• Lü, Shan
• Xu, J
• Li, S Z
• Zhou, X N

Titel

Challenges of schistosomiasis control in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic

Ist Teil von

• Zhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi, 2020-10, Vol.32 (5), p.511

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To investigate the implementation of schistosomiasis control activities in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, so as to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on the national schistosomiasis control program in China. On April 2020, 3 counties (districts) were randomly selected from each of the 12 schistosomiasis-endemic provinces (municipality, autonomous region), and a questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the implementation of schistosomiasis control activities in these counties (districts) from January to March 2020. Then, the impact of the COVID-19 epidemics on the national schistosomiasis control program of China was evaluated using a comparative analysis approach. Among the 36 counties (cities, districts) sampled from 12 provinces (municipality, autonomous region), 66.67% were at a high and medium risk of COVID-19 epidemics. The implementation of schistosomiasis control activities assignment, human schistosomiasis examination and treatment, snail control with che