Abstract:

This paper summarized the experience in establishment of demonstration area for integrated control of important parasitic diseases in Jiangxi Province during 2016-2019, analyzed the achievements and problems of parasitic disease control in the demonstration area based on the mid-term evaluation findings, providing suggestions for the establishment work of demonstration area in 2020. In 2016, a demonstration area for important parasitic diseases control was established in Xinfen County in Jiangxi Province, as a part of the cooperation between Jiangxi Health Commission and National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) to cooperatively innovate working mechanism in parasitic diseases control and to establish a demonstration area in Xinfen County. The two parties worked closely in the four years adopting the strategy of “led by health education, prioritized with infection source control”, and implementing health education, treatment of the infected population, improving drinking water and toilet, and surrounding environment. as a result, the building-up of demonstration area gained preliminary achievement. The infection rates of C. sinensis and soil-transmitted nematodes decreased from 21.56% and 2.01% in 2016 to 8.85% and 0.17% in 2018, respectively, showing a reduction by 58.95% and 91.54%. The health awareness of residents was raised; the awareness rate on knowledge of clonorchiasis control increased by 37.40%, and the pass rate of not eating raw fish increased to 83.41%. Moreover, applying the mode of “cooperative innovation”, a surveillance network for parasitic diseases control was established at five administrative levels comprising state, province, city and township, a grass-rooted control task team was developed, and apparently, experience has been accumulated in comprehensive control of parasitic diseases. In addition, the building-up of demonstration area evidently promoted collaboratibe scientific research between NIPD and Jiangxi was promoted, and successfully demonstrates the roles in local control and research activities.

Key words: Parasitic diseases, Jiangxi Province, Integrated control, Demonstration area, Cooperation and innovation, Control results