一、指南总目标和分目标

指南的总目标是为各国努力实现血吸虫病发病率的控制、作为公共卫生问题的消除以及最终达到传播阻断提供循证建议。本书包含的建议将帮助各国实施国家血吸虫病控制和消除计划,并为验证阻断传播提供支持。

具体目标将在以下方面提供指导:

1. 血吸虫感染率阈值、预防性化疗目标人群年龄组和频次。

2. 实施WASH以及媒介控制活动以支持控制与消除血吸虫病。

3. 在低度流行地区或者即将达到低度流行地区以及评估血吸虫病传播阻断时,人群诊断试验的应用。

4. 用于评估中间宿主螺感染血吸虫的工具。

5. 用于评估动物宿主感染血吸虫的检测方法。

本指南更新并修订了下述WHO出版物中与血吸虫病相关的建议:

Schistosomiasisprogress report 2001-2011 and strategic plan 2012-2020. Geneva:World Health Organization,2013.

Preventive chemotherapy in human helminthiasiscoordinated use of anthelminthic drugs in control interventionsa manual for health professionals and programme managers. Geneva:World Health Organization,2006.

Prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasisreport of a WHO Expert Committee. Geneva:World Health Organization,2002 (WHO Technical Report Series,No. 912).

The control of schistosomiasissecond report of the WHO expert committee. Geneva:World Health Organization,1993 (WHO Technical Report Series,No. 830).

Elimination of schistosomiasis from low-transmission areasreport of a WHO informal consultationBrazil. Geneva:World Health Organization,2008.

Helminth control in school-age childrena guide for managers of control programmessecond edition. Geneva:World Health Organization,2011.