Parasitic disease control for seventy-five years, embarking on a new journey to safeguard health: The 75th anniversary of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Tropical Diseases Research)

doi:10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2025.05.001

Abstract

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In 1950, the East China Branch of the Central Academy of Health was established in Nanjing. After multiple relocations, expansions, reforms, and renaming, it has developed into the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Tropical Diseases Research), which is located in Shanghai today. NIPD has made great contributions to the research and control of schistosomiasis, malaria, filariasis, visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) and hookworm disease in China and globally during the past 75 years, and these endeavors have yielded remarkable achievements. Today, NIPD has become a leading technical center for guiding the control, research, teaching, and international collaboration of parasitic and tropical diseases in China, and plays a pivotal role in safeguarding public health, advancing the construction of “Healthy China”, and contributing to the global community with a shared future for humanity. This article provides a brief introduction to the 75-year development of NIPD.

Key words: Parasitic diseases, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, 75th anniversary

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LI Shizhu, ZHOU Xiaonong. Parasitic disease control for seventy-five years, embarking on a new journey to safeguard health: The 75th anniversary of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Tropical Diseases Research)[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2025, 43(5): 603-606.

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