African schistosomiasis in mainland China: risk of transmission and countermeasures to tackle the risk

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Reported imported cases of African schistosomiasis in China

Year	Location (province)	No. infections	Source of infection	Country where infections occur	Reference
1979	Beijing	67	S. mansoni	Unreported	[15]
1980	Beijing	15	S. haematobium	Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Zambia	[16]
1984	Shaanxi	2	S. haematobium	Yemen	[17]
1988	Beijing	22	S. haematobium	Egypt and Mali	[18]
1991	Hubei	1	S. haematobium	Egypt	[19]
1992	Jilin	1	S. haematobium	Nepal	[20]
1992	Beijing	2	S. haematobium	South Africa and Zimbabwe	[21]
1992	Hubei	1	S. haematobium	Egypt	[22]
1992	Fujian	21	S. haematobium	Yemen	[23]
2001	Beijing	75	S. mansoni	Unreported	[24]
2005	Jiangsu	1	S. haematobium	Mozambique	[25]
2007	Shaanxi	1	S. haematobium	Angola	[26]
2008	Beijing	1	S. mansoni	Unreported	[27]
2009	Beijing	2	S. mansoni	Unreported	[28]
2010	Hunan	28	S. haematobium	Mozambique	[7]
2011	Hunan	184	S. haematobium	Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Congo, Liberia, South Africa	[8]
2011	Beijing	2	S. mansoni	Ethiopia	[6]

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