Background:An"integrated control"strategy has been implemented within seven provinces at highest risk for schistosomiasis along Yangtze River in Peoples'Republic of China(P.R.China)since 2004.Since O nco...Background:An"integrated control"strategy has been implemented within seven provinces at highest risk for schistosomiasis along Yangtze River in Peoples'Republic of China(P.R.China)since 2004.Since O ncom elania hupensis is the only intermediate host of the blood fluke(Schistosom a japonicum),controlling the distribution of snails is considered an essential and effeaive way to reduce the risk of schistosomiasis infection.The study aimed to determine the snail area burden and annual trend among provinces with potential risk for schistosomiasis along the Yangtze River,above and below the Three Gorges Dam(TGD).Methods:This retrospective study utilized data previously collected from the National Parasitic Diseases Control Information Management System(NPDCIMS)on annual snail surveys from 2009 to 2017.Descriptive statistics were performed for analyzing the snail burden by provinces,counties,type of environmental location and year,and mapping was conducted to present the snails distribution.Results:From 2009 to 2017,the total snail infested area decreased by 4.22%,from 372253 hm^2 to 356553 hm^2 within the seven high risk provinces.The majority of snails were found in the marshland and lake regions,outside of control embankments.The total snail burden trend remained relatively stable in upstream regions above the TGD from 2010 to 2015,while the trend decreased within downstream regions during this period.In 2016 and 2017,the total snail burden trend increased in both upstream and downstream provinces,however,upstream saw a larger increase.From 2009 to 2017,there were a total of 5990 hm^2 of newly developed snail areas in the seven study provinces and the majority were concentrated in regions below the TGD,accounting for 5610 hm^2(93.70%).Conclusions:There has been a decline in total snail counts from 2009 to 2017.Meanwhile,new snail breeding areas were formed mainly within provinces downstream the TGD due to spread of snails,indicated that the oncomelanid snail would be difficult to completely eliminate.We suggest that the national schistosomiasis integrated control strategy,including mollusciding and environmental modification,will need to be enhanced significantly going forward to achieve a greater reduaion in snail burden and ultimately to achieve elimination.展开更多
In our country, Indonesia, especially in West Java, people frequently consume fermented by-product of soybean curd for their main course. The by-product of curd, usually is discarded, can be fermented using either Neu...In our country, Indonesia, especially in West Java, people frequently consume fermented by-product of soybean curd for their main course. The by-product of curd, usually is discarded, can be fermented using either Neurospora (Neurospora sitophila) or Rhizopus (Rhizopus oligosporus) yeast to make oncom Genistein is a phytoestrogen, an estrogen-like chemical compound present in plants, that has anti-inflammatory property. Genistein can be determined by UV spectrophotometric method based on the UV absorbance of its complex with aluminum chloride. Addition of acid is a critical point in the procedure. The aim of this research was to know whether genistein is still contained in oncom This research also studied about oncom's activity on carrageenan-induced mice. Acetosal was used as drug control. Result showed that genistein was detected contained in oncom extract. The in vivo assay indicated that oncom extract (dose 1,000 mg/kg of body weight) reduced oedema in carragenan-induced paw of mice, which potencies were 066 times lower than that of acetosal's. Oncom might be useful as food and as a weak inflammation reducer as well.展开更多
基金This study was financially supported by the National Special Science and Technology Project for Major Infectious Diseases of China(No.2018ZX10101002-002,2012ZX10004-220,2016YFC1202000).
文摘Background:An"integrated control"strategy has been implemented within seven provinces at highest risk for schistosomiasis along Yangtze River in Peoples'Republic of China(P.R.China)since 2004.Since O ncom elania hupensis is the only intermediate host of the blood fluke(Schistosom a japonicum),controlling the distribution of snails is considered an essential and effeaive way to reduce the risk of schistosomiasis infection.The study aimed to determine the snail area burden and annual trend among provinces with potential risk for schistosomiasis along the Yangtze River,above and below the Three Gorges Dam(TGD).Methods:This retrospective study utilized data previously collected from the National Parasitic Diseases Control Information Management System(NPDCIMS)on annual snail surveys from 2009 to 2017.Descriptive statistics were performed for analyzing the snail burden by provinces,counties,type of environmental location and year,and mapping was conducted to present the snails distribution.Results:From 2009 to 2017,the total snail infested area decreased by 4.22%,from 372253 hm^2 to 356553 hm^2 within the seven high risk provinces.The majority of snails were found in the marshland and lake regions,outside of control embankments.The total snail burden trend remained relatively stable in upstream regions above the TGD from 2010 to 2015,while the trend decreased within downstream regions during this period.In 2016 and 2017,the total snail burden trend increased in both upstream and downstream provinces,however,upstream saw a larger increase.From 2009 to 2017,there were a total of 5990 hm^2 of newly developed snail areas in the seven study provinces and the majority were concentrated in regions below the TGD,accounting for 5610 hm^2(93.70%).Conclusions:There has been a decline in total snail counts from 2009 to 2017.Meanwhile,new snail breeding areas were formed mainly within provinces downstream the TGD due to spread of snails,indicated that the oncomelanid snail would be difficult to completely eliminate.We suggest that the national schistosomiasis integrated control strategy,including mollusciding and environmental modification,will need to be enhanced significantly going forward to achieve a greater reduaion in snail burden and ultimately to achieve elimination.
文摘In our country, Indonesia, especially in West Java, people frequently consume fermented by-product of soybean curd for their main course. The by-product of curd, usually is discarded, can be fermented using either Neurospora (Neurospora sitophila) or Rhizopus (Rhizopus oligosporus) yeast to make oncom Genistein is a phytoestrogen, an estrogen-like chemical compound present in plants, that has anti-inflammatory property. Genistein can be determined by UV spectrophotometric method based on the UV absorbance of its complex with aluminum chloride. Addition of acid is a critical point in the procedure. The aim of this research was to know whether genistein is still contained in oncom This research also studied about oncom's activity on carrageenan-induced mice. Acetosal was used as drug control. Result showed that genistein was detected contained in oncom extract. The in vivo assay indicated that oncom extract (dose 1,000 mg/kg of body weight) reduced oedema in carragenan-induced paw of mice, which potencies were 066 times lower than that of acetosal's. Oncom might be useful as food and as a weak inflammation reducer as well.