Summary What is already known about this topic?Visceral leishmaniasis(VL)is the most serious form of leishmaniasis.In recent years,reported cases of VL have been gradually increasing in Shanxi Province,China.What is a...Summary What is already known about this topic?Visceral leishmaniasis(VL)is the most serious form of leishmaniasis.In recent years,reported cases of VL have been gradually increasing in Shanxi Province,China.What is added by this report?The report describes the epidemiology of VL from 1950 to 2019 in Shanxi Province and the recent trend of VL reemergence.What are the implications for public health practice?Measures to prevent and control VL,such as health education,improving clinical diagnostics,strengthening epidemiological investigation capacity for VL cases,monitoring surveillance,and use of other evidence-based preventive measures,should be undertaken in Shanxi Province.展开更多
基金the China Mega-Project on Infectious Disease Prevention(No.2018ZX10713001).
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?Visceral leishmaniasis(VL)is the most serious form of leishmaniasis.In recent years,reported cases of VL have been gradually increasing in Shanxi Province,China.What is added by this report?The report describes the epidemiology of VL from 1950 to 2019 in Shanxi Province and the recent trend of VL reemergence.What are the implications for public health practice?Measures to prevent and control VL,such as health education,improving clinical diagnostics,strengthening epidemiological investigation capacity for VL cases,monitoring surveillance,and use of other evidence-based preventive measures,should be undertaken in Shanxi Province.
