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IHB's Important Directive Project of the CAS Knowledge Innovation Program Taken in Hand Launched
On March 18th, the “Seminar on Ecological Treatment of Schistosomiasis” was held at IHB
In this project the comprehensive demonstration of the control of and the elimination of snail habitats will be conducted by means of system ecology and biology, with the emphasis on three main aspects, i.e. the study on metapopulation biology of adult worms of schistosome and the control of infection sources of schistosomiasis, the study on ecological requirement and population dynamics of oncomelania snails and the infrastructure of farmland with the reconstruction of water conservancy projects, exploration of new ways of oncomelania snail elimination and integration of the existing technology.
The experimental demonstrative region of this project, Jingzhou city, Hubei, is a main endemic area of schistosomiasis in China. The ecological environment and the habitat of oncomelania snails of this region resembles with the endemic areas of schistosomiasis in Hunan province, Jiangxi province and Anhui province. Therefore, the achievements obtained in the study will possess the potential of extensive application. Prof. Pin NIE hoped to grasp this chance to set up a fire-new pattern for the prevention and cure of schistosomiasis so as to advance the harmonious development of economy, society and ecological environment in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River.
Following the suggestion of Hubei representatives of National People's Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the instruction of Prof. Yongxiang LU, President of Chinese Academy of Sciences, through the demonstrability by the Bureau of Life Science and Biotechnology, CAS, the important directive project of the CAS Knowledge Innovation Program “Comprehensive Demonstration of Ecological Treatment for Schistosomiasis” was recently launched. Prof. Pin NIE from IHB acts as the principal investigator of this project. Other important participators at IHB are from the research groups of Fish Immunology and Parasitology, Taxonomy and Ecology of Protozoa, Fishery Ecology, and Chemical Ecology. In addition, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS and Institute of Zoology, CAS will participate in this project.
