Imported parasitic diseases in mainland China: current status and perspectives for better control and prevention

Table 4 Domestically mobile cases of schistosomiasis and those imported from abroad in mainland China from 1999 to 2016 (literature-based)

Diagnosis year	Reported province	Sex	Age	Source country/province	Activity/occupation	Diseases ^c	Ref
2016	Fujian	1 M	30	Angola	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	141
2015	Shandong	1 M	38	Angola	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	142
2015	Zhejiang	1 M	52	Nigeria	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	143
2015	Zhejiang	1 M	53	Nigeria	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	144
2013	Zhejiang	1 M	46	Nigeria	Migrant worker ^a	Sm	145
2012	Shanxi	1 M	36	Angola	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	146
2012	Fujian	1 M	25	Ghana	businessman	Sh	147
2011	Henan	1 M	40	Angola	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	148
2011	Henan	1 M	33	Tanzania	Migrant worker ^a	Sh	148
2009	Jiangsu	1 M 1F	9	Jiangxi	Student	Sj	149
2005	Guizhou	8 M	30–54	Hubei/Hunan	Catch birds	Sj	150
2005	Zhejiang	1 M	18	Anhui	Migrant worker ^b	Sj	151
2004	Zhejiang	1 M	49	Hubei	Migrant worker ^b	Sj	151
2004	Zhejiang	1F	41	Sichuan	Migrant worker ^b	Sj	152
2003	Zhejiang	1 M	36	Anhui	Migrant worker ^b	Sj	153
2003	Zhejiang	1 M	24	Hubei	Migrant worker ^b	Sj	153
2000	Guangdong	1 M	19	Hunan	Shipbuilder	Sj	154
1999	Zhejiang	1 M	39	Anhui	Fish farming	Sj	155

M Male, F Female
^aMigrant worker to Africa; ^bMigrant worker to another province/autonomous regions in mainland China
^cSh: Schistosomiasis haematobia; Sm: Schistosomiasis mansoni; Sj: Schistosomiasis japonica

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