Background:The invasive alien species may lead to great environmental and economic crisis due to its strong capability of occupying the biological niche of native species and altering the ecosystem of the invaded area...Background:The invasive alien species may lead to great environmental and economic crisis due to its strong capability of occupying the biological niche of native species and altering the ecosystem of the invaded area.However,its potential to serve as the vectors of some specific zoonotic pathogens,especially parasites,has been neglected.Thus,the damage that it may cause has been hugely underestimated in this aspect,which is actually an important public health problem.This paper aims to discuss the current status of zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China.Main body:This review summarizes the reported zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China based on the Database of Invasive Alien Species in China.We summarize their prevalence,threat to human health,related reported cases,and the roles of invasive alien species in the life cycle of these parasites,and the invasion history of some invasive alien species.Furthermore,we sum up the current state of prevention and control of invasive alien species in China,and discuss about the urgency and several feasible strategies for the prevention and control of these zoonoses under the background of booming international communications and inevitable globalization.Conclusions:Information of the zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species neither in China or worldwide,especially related case reports,is limited due to a long-time neglection and lack of monitoring.The underestimation of their damage requires more attention to the monitoring and control and compulsory measures should be taken to control the invasive alien species carrying zoonotic parasites.展开更多
To the Editor:In the era of evidence-based medicine,the traditional randomized controlled trials(RCT)is on the top of the pyramid of evidence hierarchy.With well-controlled inclusion and exclusion criteria,randomizati...To the Editor:In the era of evidence-based medicine,the traditional randomized controlled trials(RCT)is on the top of the pyramid of evidence hierarchy.With well-controlled inclusion and exclusion criteria,randomization,and strict intervention protocol,traditional RCT construct the ideal medical circumstance,under which the causal relationship between the outcome and intervention can be better interpreted.However,it will also make the external validity and generalizability of traditional RCT limited.展开更多
基金Project(51674290)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201606370130)supported by the China Scholarship CouncilProject(2016zzts107)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University,China
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(grant No.2016YFC1202003,2016YFC1202005 and 2016YFC1200500)the Projea of Basic Platform of National Science and Technology Resources of the Ministry of Sciences and Technology of China(grant No.TDRC-2017-22)+6 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.81371836,81572023 and 81271855)Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(grant No.2014A030313134)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(grant No.2016A050502008)Science and Technology Planning Projea of Guangzhou(grant No.201607010029)the 111 Project(grant No.B12003)the Undergraduates Innovation Training Program of Guangdong Province(grant No.201410558274 and 201601084)Teaching Reform Projea of Sun Yat-sen University(grant No.2016012).
文摘Background:The invasive alien species may lead to great environmental and economic crisis due to its strong capability of occupying the biological niche of native species and altering the ecosystem of the invaded area.However,its potential to serve as the vectors of some specific zoonotic pathogens,especially parasites,has been neglected.Thus,the damage that it may cause has been hugely underestimated in this aspect,which is actually an important public health problem.This paper aims to discuss the current status of zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China.Main body:This review summarizes the reported zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China based on the Database of Invasive Alien Species in China.We summarize their prevalence,threat to human health,related reported cases,and the roles of invasive alien species in the life cycle of these parasites,and the invasion history of some invasive alien species.Furthermore,we sum up the current state of prevention and control of invasive alien species in China,and discuss about the urgency and several feasible strategies for the prevention and control of these zoonoses under the background of booming international communications and inevitable globalization.Conclusions:Information of the zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species neither in China or worldwide,especially related case reports,is limited due to a long-time neglection and lack of monitoring.The underestimation of their damage requires more attention to the monitoring and control and compulsory measures should be taken to control the invasive alien species carrying zoonotic parasites.
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81930072)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(No.2019B020230002)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2017A030312003)the Health&Medical Collaborative Innovation Project of Guangzhou City,China(No.201803040003)the Innovation Team Development Plan of the Ministry of Education(No.IRT_17R110)the Overseas Expertise Introduction Project for Discipline Innovation(111 Project,No.B14035)。
文摘To the Editor:In the era of evidence-based medicine,the traditional randomized controlled trials(RCT)is on the top of the pyramid of evidence hierarchy.With well-controlled inclusion and exclusion criteria,randomization,and strict intervention protocol,traditional RCT construct the ideal medical circumstance,under which the causal relationship between the outcome and intervention can be better interpreted.However,it will also make the external validity and generalizability of traditional RCT limited.
