本文简述了中华人民共和国成立以来寄生虫病防治战线取得的巨大成就。在全国范围内,血吸虫病的传播已得到有效控制,疟疾已无本地感染病例,淋巴丝虫病已于2006年宣布消除。西北地区尚有内脏利什曼病的局部暴发或散在病例,但东部平原地区自20世纪80年代初以来已无新发病例。土源性线虫感染在大部分地区已降得很低,对人群不构成威胁。这些成绩的取得归功于我国社会主义体制下坚定的政治承诺、科技队伍的奉献精神和广大群众的积极参与。在继续努力以最终消除上述寄生虫病的同时,我们仍面临棘球蚴病、华支睾吸虫病等人兽共患寄生虫病的挑战,任重而道远。

On the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the author looks back to the national programs for parasite control started in the early 1950s and summarizes their accomplishments. On the nationwide scale, the transmission of schistosomiasis has been controlled, no indigenous case of malaria reported in 2017, lymphatic filariasis eliminated since 2006, local prevalence or sporadic cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported only in the western region, and soil-transmitted nematode infections decreased to a fairly low level which poses no more threat in most previously endemic areas. Evidently, these achievements come from the socialistic system which endorses a firm government commitment, the dedicated technical teams, and the community involvement. Though an outstanding success among the developing countries, continued endeavors are needed to finally eliminate the above-mentioned parasites but also to control hydatidosis, clonorchiasis and other zoonotic parasitic infections.