Funding for this research was provided by:
National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC1200500)
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Article History
Received: 13 December 2017
Accepted: 19 April 2018
First Online: 11 June 2018
Authors’ information
: Qing YU, Professor and Deputy Head of Department of Echinococcosis Control, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, yuqing@nipd.chinacdc.cn. His research fields involve the epidemiology and control strategy of key parasitic diseases with focus on technical approaches toward the control and elimination of the diseases; Hui LIU, Associate Researcher of Jinan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Province of China, dahuiliu1981@sina.com. He is a microbiologist with a wide interest in study of bacteriology and other pathogens; Ning XIAO, Professor and Deputy Director of National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, ningxiao116@126.com. His research interests cover the epidemiology, pathogenic biology and control strategy of key parasitic diseases with focus on pathogenic and phylogenetic study of parasites.
: The study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethical Review Board of National Institute of Parasitic Diseases. The study does not involve the use of any animal or human samples.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.