This study is supported by the International Development Research Centre(IDRC),Canada(grant no.105509–00001002-024);Public Health Research Center,Jiangnan University(grant no.BM2015024);Outstanding Youth Fund,Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases;Jiangsu Provincial Project of Invigorating Health Care through Science,Technology and Education;and in part by a grant from the National Nature Science Foundation(grant no.81573261);the Health Promotion Project,Outstanding Person Fund,Jiangsu Provincial Department of Health(2011).
Background:Paragonimiasis,caused by helminths of the genus Paragonimus spp.,is a neglected tropical disease.Human suffering from paragonimiasis is often misunderstood and its quantification by the disability weight of...