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Table 4 Recommended strategies in schistosomiasis control

From: Optimizing molluscicide treatment strategies in different control stages of schistosomiasis in the People’s Republic of China

Control stages of schistosomiasis

Provinces

Recommended strategy

Morbidity control

Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Anhui

Molluscicide application once a year accompanied with the integrated control strategy

Transmission control

Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan

Molluscicide treatment plus environmental management of snail habitats

Transmission interruption or post elimination

Fujian, Guangxi, Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai

Molluscicide three times treatment plus environmental management of snail habitats