01900nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001100001100042700001100053700001700064700000900081700000900090700001100099700001500110700001100125245009700136856007600233300000700309490000600316520134600322022001401668       2019                            d1 aQian M1 aChen J1 aBergquist RN1 aLi Z1 aLi S1 aXiao N1 aUtzinger J1 aZhou X00aNeglected tropical diseases in the People's Republic of China: progress towards elimination.  uhttps://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-019-0599-4  a860 v83 a<p>Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, considerable progress has been made in the control and elimination of the country's initial set of 11 neglected tropical diseases. Indeed, elimination as a public health problem has been declared for lymphatic filariasis in 2007 and for trachoma in 2015. The remaining numbers of people affected by soil-transmitted helminth infection, clonorchiasis, taeniasis, and echinococcosis in 2015 were 29.1 million, 6.0 million, 366 200, and 166 100, respectively. In 2017, after more than 60 years of uninterrupted, multifaceted schistosomiasis control, has seen the number of cases dwindling from more than 10 million to 37 600. Meanwhile, about 6000 dengue cases are reported, while the incidence of leishmaniasis, leprosy, and rabies are down at 600 or fewer per year. Sustained social and economic development, going hand-in-hand with improvement of water, sanitation, and hygiene provide the foundation for continued progress, while rigorous surveillance and specific public health responses will consolidate achievements and shape the elimination agenda. Targets for poverty elimination and strategic plans and intervention packages post-2020 are important opportunities for further control and elimination, when remaining challenges call for sustainable efforts.</p>
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