CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 146-152.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2022.02.003

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Current status and challenges of visceral leishmaniasis in China

LUO Zhuo-wei1(), ZHOU Zheng-bin1, GONG Yan-feng1, FENG Jia-xin1, LI Yuan-yuan1, ZHANG Yi1,2, LI Shi-zhu1,2,*()   

  1. 1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research);NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China
    2. School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2022-01-14 Revised:2022-03-07 Online:2022-04-22 Published:2022-04-22
  • Contact: LI Shi-zhu E-mail:lzw1997lzw@163.com;lisz@chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(32161143036);National Major Science and Technology Projects of China(2016ZX10004222-004)

Abstract:

Visceral leishmaniasis once was one of the five parasitic diseases that were a serious public health problem in China. After decades of unremitting efforts, visceral leishmaniasis was eliminated in most endemic areas in the early 1980s. Since the 21st century, the disease has rebounded sharply, and the areas with endemic have been expanding steadily in western China. This review summarized the endemicity of visceral leishmaniasis and the tasks, strategies and measures for visceral leishmaniasis control in China. The challenges and potential approaches for future prevention and control of visceral leishmaniasis are also discussed.

Key words: Visceral leishmaniasis, Prevalence, Control strategy, Control challenges

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