Mao Zedong's fight against schistosomiasis.

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0401132 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0031-5982 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00315982 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Perspect Biol Med Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <2000->: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press
Original Publication: Chicago.

Famous Persons*; Disease Outbreaks/*history ; Schistosomiasis/*history ; Socialism/*history; Agriculture/history ; China ; Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control ; Health Education/history ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Public Health Practice/history ; Schistosomiasis/epidemiology ; Water Purification/history

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In 1956, Mao Zedong began a mass campaign against schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China. The campaign, which integrated mass mobilization, science, agricultural production, local construction projects, and prophylactic measures, was fueled primarily by a determination to accelerate China's agricultural development. The initial success of this campaign encouraged Mao to embark on the next stage of socialism, the Great Leap Forward. As attention was diverted away from schistosomiasis, however, the disease has again become a major burden to the health of the country.

Date Created: 20080506 Date Completed: 20080819 Latest Revision: 20080505

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