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. 2013 Mar 7;7(3):e2098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002098

Table 3. The distribution of S. japonicum infections over time by baseline infection status.

N Infected at T1 (%) Infected at T2 (%) Infected at T1 and T2 (%)
Cohort 1 *
Infected at baseline
No 222 56 (25.2) 11 (5.0) 5 (2.3)
Yes 202 83 (41.1) 30 (14.9) 16 (7.9)
Cohort 2
Infected at baseline
No 315 21 (6.7) 20 (6.3) 7 (2.2)
Yes 85 23 (27.1) 24 (28.2) 13 (15.3)
*

Cohort 1 is composed of people from 10 villages in Xichang County where schistosomiasis was endemic. Participants were tested for S. japonicum infection in 2000 (T0), 2002 (T1) and 2006 (T2).

Cohort 2 is composed of people from 27 villages in two counties where schistosomiasis reemerged following reduction of S. japonicum infection prevalence below 1%. Participants were tested for S. japonicum infection in 2007 (T0), 2008 (T1) and 2010 (T2).