Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Anigiostrongylus cantonensis in China

摘要

To understand the currently epidemiological status of angiostrongyliasis cantonensis in China and provide the scientific evidences for designing strategies of prevention and control of the disease, Department for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health P. R. China organized a nationwide sampling survey on transmission areas of angiostrongyliasis in 19 provinces (municipality or autonomous region) in southern China in 2006.