Acute shistosomiasis situation in China,2005

Objective To describe and analyze the current status of acute schistosomiasis and distribution, characteristics, and trends of outbreaks in China,2005. Methods Epidemiological data of acute schistosomiasis were collected, checked and analyzed through the reports for acute schistosomiasis every week in China. Results In 2005, there were 564 acute cases which included 460 confirmedly diagnosed cases and 104 clinical diagnosed cases, and 6 outbreaks of acute schistosomiasis including 55 cases. There were 515 cases reported in five provinces of lake areas and 49 cases in another two provinces of mountain areas, and 35 imported cases among the all of cases. Conclusions The regions of marshlands and beach along the Yangtze River are key places for acute schistosomiasis, especially for outbreaks. Most of the high risk residents are peasants and students, also including floating population, and they all need to be warded carefully.