Schistosomiasis Control in China The successful example of Jiangxi province /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wu, Zhongdao (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Liu, Yiwen (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Parasitology Research Monographs, 11
• Subjects: Parasitology.; Epidemiology.; Health promotion.; Veterinary medicine.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases.

This book covers all details for a successful control and elimination strategy against propagation of deadly liver and intestinal flukes of the genus Schistosoma in China. Cancer due to schistosomiasis is still common in subtropical countries and affords hundred thousands of human and animal deaths...

Table of Contents:

• Schistosomes: Trematode Worms That Endanger Still Today Millions of Humans and Animals
• The History and Experiences of Schistosomiasis Control in China
• Epidemic Characteristics of Schistosomiasis in Jiangxi Province
• The Course of Schistosomiasis Control in Jiangxi
• Experiences and Cases on Schistosomiasis Control Research
• Eliminating Plan and Challenges
• Epilogue.