Development of surveillance tools for eradication of schistosomiasis japonica applicable for the endemic areas in China

研制了新的血吸虫病监测工具，并在中国疫源地进行了试验。LAMP法是一种简便、灵敏度高、特异度高的方法，无需特殊设备即可现场使用。结合这些简单可靠的工具，特别是在中国这样的大疫区，应引入地理信息系统用于评估出血性钉螺宿主危险因素的流行病学监测。通过这些新工具的使用，为中国的血吸虫病疫源地提出了更有效的消灭策略。

New surveillance tools for schistosomiasis control were developed and tested in endemic foci in China. LAMP method was confirmed to be an easy method of high sensitivity and specificity, which could be applied for on-site use without special equipments. Together with those simple and reliable tools, epidemiological surveillance using GIS for evaluating risk factors of bleeding snail hosts should be introduced especially for big endemic fields like those in China. By the use of those new tools, more effective strategy for eliminating schistosomiasis japonica was proposed for endemic foci in China.