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Leishmania Infection in China

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Treatment of Human Parasitosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part of the book series: Parasitology Research Monographs ((Parasitology Res. Monogr.,volume 6))

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Visceral leishmaniasis was one of the most serious diseases in China before the 1960s in the last century. New VL has been successfully controlled in China, although some new cases were still found from certain regions in this country. The combination of mass chemotherapy of patients, proper treatment of the infected dogs (elimination and limited the number of the dogs), and sandfly control, particularly from the living environments is considered the key successful strategy for the control of leishmaniasis in China.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Jian-Ping Chen

  2. Department of Parasitology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Xiao-Xiao Chen

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  1. Cell Biology and Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University Department of Zoomorphology, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

  2. Department of Parasitology, Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, People's Republic

    Zhongdao Wu

  3. Chongqing Medical University Pathogenic Biology, Chongqing, China, People's Republic

    Bin Ye

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Chen, JP., Chen, XX. (2014). Leishmania Infection in China. In: Mehlhorn, H., Wu, Z., Ye, B. (eds) Treatment of Human Parasitosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39824-7_4

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