Sino-African Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar

A Blueprint for Combating other Parasitic Diseases

Heinz Mehlhorn editor Kun Yang editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:30th Jun '21

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Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical specialists and the population of Zanzibar were taught how to diagnose the parasitosis caused by flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Furthermore, methods to eliminate the disease and prevent new infections were established. The developed control system will avoid repeated increase of human schistosomiasis, which is still prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. Rural populations and poor communities lacking access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are most affected.

This book is a blueprint of activities urgently needed to combat schistosomiasis in countries with low medical impact. The strategies outlined are particularly relevant to parasitologists and professionals in public health, physicians, medical personnel and also governmental, healthcare and pharmaceutical institutions.

ISBN: 9783030721640

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 623g

293 pages

1st ed. 2021