CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 510-515.

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Research progress on disability weight for major helminthic diseases

Xin-zhong ZANG, Huan-zhang LI, Men-bao QIAN, Hui-hui ZHU, Chang-hai ZHOU, Ying-dan CHEN, Zhi-qiang QIN, Shi-zhu LI*()   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2018-05-07 Online:2018-10-30 Published:2018-11-13
  • Contact: Shi-zhu LI E-mail:Lisz@chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Special Science and Technology Project for Major Infectious Diseases of China (No. 2016ZX10004222-004), the Fourth Round of Three-Year Public Health Action Plan of Shanghai, China (No. GWIV-29, No. 15GWZK0101, No. GWTD2015S06)

Abstract:

The helminthic diseases are caused by helminths that parasitize in mammals, which are receiving inadequate attention due to their prevalence in remote, low-income and resource-constrained countries and regions. In 2010, the World Health Organization listed 17 neglected tropical diseases, of which 8 were helminthic diseases. The impact of these helminthiases is less studied. This paper reviews the prevalence, harmful effects and disability weight of common helminthic diseases, and comprehensively analyzes research methods and applications of the disability weight as well as the problems that exist in these processes.

Key words: Helminthiases, Epidemic status, Disability weight

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