[Endemic status of schistosomiasis in People's Republic of China in 2014].

This report presented the endemic status of schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China at national level in 2014, and analyzed the data captured from the national schistosomiasis prevention and control system and 81 national schistosomiasis surveillance sites. Among the 12 provinces (municipality and autonomous region) endemic for schistosomiasis japonica in China, 5 provinces (municipality and autonomous region) of Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi had achieved transmission interruption, 4 provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangsu and Hubei had achieved transmission control, and Anhui, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces were still at infection control until 2014. There were 453 counties (city, district) endemic for schistosomiasis, with 251 million residents, and 30,048 villages endemic for schistosomiasis, with 68 million 507 thousand and 3 hundred residents.

[The Endemic Situation and Challenges of Major Parasitic Diseases in China].

During the twelfth "Five-year Plan" period, the Chinese government further strengthened the implementation of several medium and long-term plans on disease control, which resulted in the acceleration of the control of schistosomiasis, malaria and echinococcosis. To further elucidate the endemic status and control experience during the stage, this article described current situation on the major parasitic diseases and put forward the challenges and consequent countermeasures for planning the control programs in the next five years and laying a foundation for the next Five-year Planning.

[Eradication of schistosomiasis: a new target and a new task for the National Schistosomiasis Control Porgramme in the People's Republic of China].

The achievements for the national schistosomiasis control programme in the People's Republic of China over the last 6 decades were reviewed, with an emphasis on the status and challenges to accomplish the tasks of "Workplan for the Mid- and Long-term of National Schistosomiasis Control Programme from 2004 to 2015". Four features of current national schistosomiasis control programme were identified in the new stage. First, the high prevalence areas have been shrunk, but few regions are still at the risks of schitosomiasis rebounding.

[Endemic status of schistosomiasis in People's Republic of China in 2013].

This report presented the endemic status of schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China at national level in 2013. By the end of 2013, there are 184 943 schistosomiasis japonica cases. Meanwhile, nine acute cases were reported, and 4 cases reduced compared with that of 2012.

[Progress and challenges of the National Schistosomiasis Control Program during the period of the 12th Five-Year Plan].

The achievements of the national schistosomiasis control program during the period of the 12th Five-Year Plan were reviewed, in particular, the reduction of the prevalence and progress in control activities were evalucated among different regions of China. Moreover, current difficulties of schistosomiasis control and gaps to achieve the transmission interruption of the disease in China were analyzed, which provide more evidences to formulate the future efforts and work-plan to eliminate the disease in the country.

[The current situation of blood pressure control and the influencing factors on hypertensive patients in residential communities of China].

Objective: To understand the situation of blood pressure control and the major factors influencing the programs among those hypertensive patients living in the communities from different parts of China.

Methods: A protocol of community-based standardized blood pressure management was developed based on the current Chinese guideline for prevention, treatment of hypertension. Grass-roots caretakers from community health service centers across China were trained under the requirement of this protocol to manage the hypertensive patients.

[Control situation and primary task of key parasitic diseases in China].

In the "11th Five-year Plan" period, China unveiled a mid-term planning on the control of the key parasitic diseases, including schistosomiasis, malaria, echinococcosis (hydatid disease), as well as some other parasitic diseases. It clarifies the goals on the control of the major parasitic diseases in the national control program during the "12th Five-year' Plan" period (2011-2015) , formulates current main tasks based on analyzing the progress of the national control program on key parasitic diseases, in order to meet the challenges appearing in the future implementation.

[Schistosomiasis status in People's Republic of China in 2010].

This annual report overviewed the national endemic status of schistosomiasis japonica in People's Republic of China in 2010. By the end of 2010, a total of 325 824 cases of schistosomiasis japonica were estimated with a decrease rate of 10.92% compared to those in 2009.