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Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal
In 1996, schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum was declared eradicated in Japan. In the People’s Republic of China, S. japonicum transmission has been interrupted in the major endemic areas in the coastal plains but the disease persists in the lake and marshland regions south of the Yangtze R...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6631753/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31013917 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020066 |
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author | Olveda, Remigio M. Gray, Darren J. |
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description | In 1996, schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum was declared eradicated in Japan. In the People’s Republic of China, S. japonicum transmission has been interrupted in the major endemic areas in the coastal plains but the disease persists in the lake and marshland regions south of the Yangtze River. The disease remains a public health problem in endemic areas in the Philippines and in isolated areas in Indonesia. Comprehensive multidisciplinary campaigns had led to eradication of schistosomiasis in Japan and have been successful in the interruption of disease transmission in the major endemic regions of the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, the integrated measures cannot be duplicated in schistosomiasis endemic areas in the Philippines because of limited resources. The problem is also more complicated due to the topography in the Philippines and transmission is not seasonal as in China. An innovative approach is needed in the Philippines if schistosomiasis elimination is the goal. |
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spelling | pubmed-66317532019-08-19 Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal Olveda, Remigio M. Gray, Darren J. Trop Med Infect Dis Opinion In 1996, schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum was declared eradicated in Japan. In the People’s Republic of China, S. japonicum transmission has been interrupted in the major endemic areas in the coastal plains but the disease persists in the lake and marshland regions south of the Yangtze River. The disease remains a public health problem in endemic areas in the Philippines and in isolated areas in Indonesia. Comprehensive multidisciplinary campaigns had led to eradication of schistosomiasis in Japan and have been successful in the interruption of disease transmission in the major endemic regions of the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, the integrated measures cannot be duplicated in schistosomiasis endemic areas in the Philippines because of limited resources. The problem is also more complicated due to the topography in the Philippines and transmission is not seasonal as in China. An innovative approach is needed in the Philippines if schistosomiasis elimination is the goal. MDPI 2019-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6631753/ /pubmed/31013917 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020066 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Opinion Olveda, Remigio M. Gray, Darren J. Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal |
title | Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal |
title_full | Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal |
title_fullStr | Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal |
title_full_unstemmed | Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal |
title_short | Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal |
title_sort | schistosomiasis in the philippines: innovative control approach is needed if elimination is the goal |
topic | Opinion |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6631753/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31013917 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020066 |
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