Long-Term Impact of the World Bank Loan Project for Schistosomiasis Control: A Comparison of the Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis Risk in China

Schistosomiasis japonica is an important disease in China with a documented history of more than 2,100 years. The World Bank Loan Project (WBLP) implemented during 1992–2001 contributed greatly to China's schistosomiasis control. This study shows that the long-term impact of WBLP strategy on sc...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Zhijie, Zhu, Rong, Ward, Michael P., Xu, Wanghong, Zhang, Lijuan, Guo, Jiagang, Zhao, Fei, Jiang, Qingwu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328430/