Reduction patterns of acute schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China.

• Main Authors: Shi-Zhu Li (Author), Hao Zheng (Author), Eniola Michael Abe (Author), Kun Yang (Author), Robert Bergquist (Author), Ying-Jun Qian (Author), Li-Juan Zhang (Author), Zhi-Min Xu (Author), Jing Xu (Author), Jia-Gang Guo (Author), Ning Xiao (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Despite significant, steady progress in schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China over the past 50 years, available data suggest that the disease has re-emerged with several outbreaks of acute infections in the early new century. In response, a new integrated strateg...