CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 545-551.

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Prevalent history and discovery of schistosomiasis in Jiangxi Province--At the 60th anniversary of the publication of Chairman MAO Ze-dong’s poem Farewell to the God of Plague

Jun GE, Dan-dan LIN*()   

  1. Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330096, China
  • Received:2018-09-29 Online:2018-12-30 Published:2019-01-08
  • Contact: Dan-dan LIN E-mail:jxlindandan@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Social Science Fund of China (No. 16ZDA237)

Abstract:

Jiangxi Province used to be one of the heavily endemic provinces with schistosomiasis in China. The disease has been prevailing in Jiangxi for a long history and was a serious burden to public health and the social-economic development in endemic areas. In recent years, more attention has been paid to the prevalence and control of schistosomiasis from the perspective of disease history research. In this paper, the discovery endemic history of schistosomiasis in the Province was systematically reviewed through searching historical literatures and modern medicine references, providing the evidence for further research on the history of schistosomiasis in Jiangxi Province.

Key words: Schistosomiasis, Jiangxi Province, Endemic history, Discovery

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