Echinococcosis in China: current status and future disease control priorities

doi:10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2025.01.001

Abstract

Abstract:

Since the initiation of the central government fiscal transfer payment program for echinococcosis control in 2005, great strides have been achieved in echinococcosis control in China, progressing from currently basically controlling the transmission of echinococcosis to infection control and elimination. This article analyzes the recent epidemiology of echinococcosis and challenges in the national echinococcosis control program, and proposes future disease control priorities, so as to provide insights into optimization of the echinococcosis control strategy and achieving the goal of infection control and elimination of echinococcosis in China.

Key words: Echinococcosis, Endemic situation, Control, Challenge

CLC Number:

R532.32

HAN Shuai, LI Shizhu. Echinococcosis in China: current status and future disease control priorities[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2025, 43(1): 1-5.

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