This work was supported by theEcohealth Emerging Infectious Diseases Initiative(EcoEID),which is a CA$8.9 million global effort funded by Canada's lnternational Development Research Centre;Foreign Affairs,Trade and Development Canada(through the GlobalHealth Research Initiative);the Australian Agency for International Development(grant no.105509-00001002-024);This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(grant no.81102173 and 81273192);the Health Promotion Project,Outstanding Person Fund,Jiangsu Provincial Department of Health(2011);the National S&T MajorProgram(grant no.2008ZX1004-011 and 2012ZX10004-220).
Background:Schistosomiasis japonica is still endemic in the People’s Republic of China(P.R.China)in five provinces of lake and marshland regions and in two provinces of mountainous regions.Studies elucidated that ind...