埃及(EGYPT)血吸虫病流行及防治情况

本文全面地报道了EGYPT血吸虫病流行及防治概况.全国有20个省流行血吸虫病,受威胁人口约2000万.1992年平均感染率为10.5%,病人总数约600万人,主要分布在尼罗河三角洲.埃及的血防工作在公共卫生中享有很高的优先地位,有健全的防治管理和螺蛳控制机构.埃及没有一个全国性的控制规划,主要是按照各个流行区不同的情况,采取不同的防治对策,分别实施各自的规划,通过向国外贷款得到资助.埃及从1969—1993年共实施了Fayum等10个项目,获得了较好的效果.据统计1988—1992年人群平均感染率呈较慢的逐年下降趋势.

THE SITUATION OF PREVALANCE AND CONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN EGYPT

This articlegives an overall introduction to the general status of prevalence and cotrol oi schistosomiasis in Egypt. Among the 26 province in Egypt, 20 of them are prevalent with schistosomiasis . and there are 20 million people at the risk of infection. The average prevalenl rate in 1992 was 10. 5%,the total number of patients was about 6 milion,and mainly scattered around the Nile Delta. The schistosomiasis control in Egypt takes high priority in public health. They possess sound institutions for prevention and control management as well as fot control of snails. A national control program has been set up in Egypt. Different control strategies would be adopted according to concrete contitions in each endemic area,and then control program be implemented respectively in various endemic areas. They get financial support through foreign loan. 10 projects,such as Fayum Project etc. ,have been implemented from 1969 to 1993,and satisfactory results have been achived. According to the statistics,the average prevalent rate was declining year by year from 1988 to 1992.