Back to Search
Start Over
A review of trachoma history in China: research, prevention, and control
- Source :
- Science China. Life sciences. 59(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
-
Abstract
- Trachoma is one of the most widespread blinding eye diseases, which is harmful to human visual health. The efforts to prevent and control trachoma in China can be divided into three periods, i.e., highly epidemic period, research on pathogenesis and control of trachoma, and blinding trachoma elimination and epidemiological evaluation. In 1956, Prof. Feifan Tang and Xiaolou Zhang first discovered and isolated Chlamydia trachomatis, which clarified the cause of trachoma, and kick-started a fresh chapter in trachoma research, prevention, and control around the world. Although, the prevalence of trachoma differed in different areas, the average prevalence once exceeded 50% and was as high as 90% in some areas before and at early liberation of China. Therefore, the government-led efforts were made to comprehensively prevent and control trachoma, including development of National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Trachoma, nationwide screening and treatment of trachoma, implementation of National Patriotic Health Campaign and improvement of water supply and lavatories. After decades of effort, China reached the goal of eliminating blinding trachoma in 2015. China has gained remarkable achievements in the prevention and treatment of trachoma, making outstanding contributions toward the goal of eliminating trachoma worldwide. The research, prevention, and control of trachoma in China were reviewed in this paper.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
China
Blinding
medicine.disease_cause
Blindness
030226 pharmacology & pharmacy
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Health campaign
Environmental Science(all)
Environmental health
Epidemiology
medicine
Blinding eye
Humans
General Environmental Science
Trachoma
Chlamydia
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
business.industry
bacterial infections and mycoses
medicine.disease
eye diseases
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
sense organs
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Chlamydia trachomatis
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18691889
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Science China. Life sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b6e5ecf07dcb8f674737dbfe312b169