Schistosomiasis control in the 21st century: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Schistosomiasis, Shanghai, July 4–6, 2001

A total of 120 papers were presented at the International Symposium on Schistosomiasis which was held in Shanghai, July 4–6, 2001 with the theme of Schistosomiasis Control in the 21st Century. In order to focus more attention on the new challenges in control programmes for schistosomiasis as well as show the priority of research areas in new century, we summarize the advances of control programmes and researches in nine areas, including (1) Status of schistosomiasis control programmes; (2) Progress in applied field research; (3) Biology and control approaches of snail hosts; (4) Novel approaches for schistosomiasis control; (5) Pathogenesis and morbidity of the disease; (6) Immunology and vaccine development; (7) Screening of population for chemotherapy in low transmission areas; (8) Sustainable intervention methods in different endemic settings; (9) Impact of animal schistosomiasis on agricultural development and importance of its control; (10) GIS/RS application and environmental changes