Evolution of schistosomiasis control strategies in China

As social development has gone through various stages, the control of schistosomiasis has a distinctive characteristics and significance of the times compared with other diseases in China.Looking back on the past 70 years since the founding of the People′s Republic of China, China′s schistosomiasis control has experienced several phases.With the epidemiological investigation and attention from the central government, staged results were achieved under a series of national laws and regulations.Later the previous grades decreased after schistosomiasis was given extra political implication in the following social unstable period.Then the strength and depth of schistosomiasis control work was restrengthened with the help of international financial aid in the wave of the reform and opening up.And currently a more comprehensive control strategy is explored from the accumulated historical experience.During the continually transforming and development of schistosomiasis control strategies, adjustment of the government policies, institutional running models, technical methods and other aspects have achieved a significant decline in the burden of schistosomiasis in the new situation together.We considered that consolidating the current control results is vital so that schistosomiasis will no longer become a significant public health problem that seriously affects people′s productions and lives, and it still needs incessant attention.