Epidemiological Situation of Parasitic Diseases in South and Southeast Asian Countries along the “One Belt and One Road”

Xi CHEN; Zheng XIANG; Hong WANG; Lijie ShEN; Zhaoqing YANG; Xuemei JIA

doi:10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20221003

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Xi CHEN, Zheng XIANG, Hong WANG, Lijie ShEN, Zhaoqing YANG, Xuemei JIA. Epidemiological Situation of Parasitic Diseases in South and Southeast Asian Countries along the “One Belt and One Road”[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University, 2022, 43(10): 168-177. doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20221003

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Xi CHEN, Zheng XIANG, Hong WANG, Lijie ShEN, Zhaoqing YANG, Xuemei JIA. Epidemiological Situation of Parasitic Diseases in South and Southeast Asian Countries along the “One Belt and One Road”[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University, 2022, 43(10): 168-177. doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20221003

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Xi CHEN, Zheng XIANG, Hong WANG, Lijie ShEN, Zhaoqing YANG, Xuemei JIA. Epidemiological Situation of Parasitic Diseases in South and Southeast Asian Countries along the “One Belt and One Road”[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University, 2022, 43(10): 168-177. doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20221003

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Epidemiological Situation of Parasitic Diseases in South and Southeast Asian Countries along the “One Belt and One Road”

doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20221003

Dept. of Pathogen Biology and Immunology，Kunming Medical University， Kunming Yunnan 650500，China

Received Date: 2022-05-22
Publish Date: 2022-10-25

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Abstract

Eight South Asian countries and eleven Southeast Asian countries along the "One Belt and One Road" are areas with high incidences of parasitic diseases. Due to the influence of geographical location, economic status, cultural background, and dietary habits, several human parasites such as Plasmodium spp, Leishmania spp, Toxoplasma gondii, Giardia lamblia, Blastocystis hominis, Entamoeba histolytica, Trichomonas vaginalis, schistosoma japonicum, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichiruss trichiura, hookworm, strongyloides stercoralis, Enterobius vermicularis, tapeworms, and filaria are prevalent. Parasitic diseases are a serious public health problem in these regions. Analyzing the epidemic situation of parasitic diseases in South and Southeast Asian countries along the "One Belt and One Road", and formulating targeted measures of prevention and control are helpful for preventing the occurrence of cross-border infectious diseases, promoting close cooperation between countries, and completely eliminating parasitic diseases.
- One Belt and One Road,
- Parasitic diseases,
- South Asia,
- Southeast Asia

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