Relationship of the livestock trade to schistosomiasis transmission in mountainous area.
Abstract: To study the relationship between the livestock trade and schistosomiasis transmission and to provide an evidence for making a strategy of schistosomiasis control in mountainous areas. Methods: A retrospective survey and analysis was conducted to investigate the prevalence of schistosomiasis in both humans and livestock (cattle, horses, mules, donkeys and pigs), and the number and migration of livestock in Weishan County, Yunnan Province in 1980-1991. Results: A positive correlation was found between the infection rate of residents and the numbers of livestock migration (R = 0.9151, P < 0.01). During 1980 to 1991 the infection rate was increased gradually along with the development of livestock husbandry, especially, from the economic reforms since 1984. In 1984 there was positive correlation in the infection rate both human and livestock (R = 0.8458, P < 0.05). The results show that the infection rates of livestock on sale including cattle, horses, mules, donkeys and pigs are 9.54%, 29.39%, 16.38%, 14.47%, 25.73% and 11.11%, respectively. Conclusions: The infection rate of human and livestock arises by parallel. The high frequency of livestock trade resulted in serious spreading of the infection source of schistosomiasis. The migration of the infected livestock might be an important factor in transmitting schistosomiasis.
Publication Date: 2003-02-06 PubMed ID: 12567688
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This article explores the connection between the trade of livestock and the transmission of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease, in mountainous regions. The research indicates that increasing livestock trade in these areas directly correlates with increasing infection rates of the disease in both humans and animals.
Methodology
- The researchers conducted a retrospective study where they analyzed data from the period 1980 to 1991 in Weishan County, Yunnan Province.
- The study focused on the prevalence of schistosomiasis in both humans and multiple species of livestock, including cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, and pigs.
- The team also examined the numbers and migration patterns of these livestock during this period.
Results
- A significant positive correlation was found between the rate of infection in local residents and the number of migrating livestock.
- The infection rate in both humans and livestock increased gradually from 1980 to 1991, with a noted spike since the economic reforms of 1984. This suggests that the development of livestock husbandry during this time contributed to the spread of schistosomiasis.
- A correlation was also found in the infection rate between humans and livestock in 1984.
- The researchers discovered that the infection rates of livestock being sold, including cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, and pigs, were 9.54%, 29.39%, 16.38%, 14.47%, 25.73% and 11.11%, respectively.
Conclusions
- The research concluded that as the number of livestock trade increased, the rate of schistosomiasis infection in both humans and livestock similarly rose.
- This suggests that the frequent trade of livestock led to a serious spread of the disease’s infection sources.
- The study also highlighted that the migration of infected livestock might be a crucial factor in the transmission of schistosomiasis.
- These findings could provide useful evidence for the development of strategies to control the transmission of schistosomiasis in mountainous areas.
Cite This Article
APA
Zheng J, Guo JG, Wang XF, Zhu HQ.
(2003).
Relationship of the livestock trade to schistosomiasis transmission in mountainous area.
Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi, 18(3), 146-148.
Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, WHO Collaborating Center for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai 200025.
MeSH Terms
- Agricultural Workers' Diseases / epidemiology
- Agricultural Workers' Diseases / parasitology
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic / parasitology
- Cattle
- China / epidemiology
- Disease Reservoirs
- Horses
- Humans
- Prevalence
- Schistosomiasis / transmission
- Schistosomiasis / veterinary
- Swine
Citations
This article has been cited 2 times.- Grover E, Paull S, Kechris K, Buchwald A, James K, Liu Y, Carlton EJ. Predictors of bovine Schistosoma japonicum infection in rural Sichuan, China.. Int J Parasitol 2022 Jul;52(8):485-496.
- Zhou YB, Liang S, Jiang QW. Factors impacting on progress towards elimination of transmission of schistosomiasis japonica in China.. Parasit Vectors 2012 Dec 3;5:275.
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