Sichuan Institute of Parasitic Disease
The Sichuan Institute of Parasitic Disease (SIPD)
is responsible for research of prevention, cure and surveillance of
major parasitic diseases endemic in Sichuan Province, including malaria,
schistosomiasis, filariasis, hookworm disease, and leishmaniasis. Among
all of these diseases, particular attention is being paid to
schistosomiasis due to its serious endemicity, as well as its emerging
tendency in new areas.
In 1986, funded by the Ministry of Public Health in
China, Professor Gu led his team from the SIPD to carry out an intensive
and geographically focused five-year investigation of the factors
responsible for the high endemicity of schistosomiasis in the
mountainous regions of Sichuan. Following that, this project was
extended to five more years with a focus on the development of
intervention and control strategies. In 1996, this team accepted a new
assignment of responsibilities for surveillance of the potential
emergence of schistosomiasis in the Three Gorges Dam area, which is
currently non-endemic.
Since 1994, the Spear Research Group has collaborated with Gu's team in the SIPD to work on the understanding and
control of schistosomiasis in the mountainous regions of Sichuan, by
using mathematical modeling and Geographical Information System
(GIS)/Remote Sensing (RS). With the mutual efforts and the SIPD
colleagues' help in the field work, a huge and unique database
associated with human epidemiology, snail ecology, soil and water
chemistry, GPS data regarding schistosomiasis has been created. Further
analysis work is ongoing.
Address: Institute of Parasitic Disease
Sichuan Center of Disease Control and Prevention
6 ZhongXue Road
Chengdu 610041
Sichuan, China
Dr. Qiu Dongchuan is the director of the Sichuan Institute
for Parasitic Disease (SIPD). He has an M.D. from the Huaxi University
of Medical Sciences.
Hu Mei is a deputy director at SIPD.
She graduated
from Sichuan
University in 1994 with a degree in
Biochemistry.
Zhong Bo is the head of the Schistosomiasis
Department of SIPD. She is also an associate professor of
Sichuan
Center for Disease Prevention and
Control. She graduated with a M.D. from West China University of Medical
Sciences in Chengdu in 1992.
Dr. Ning Xiao is an associate professor and a
deputy director of SIPD. He graduated with a M.D. PhD in parasitology
from Asahikawa Medical College,
Hokkaido, Japan
in 2006.
Chen Ling specializes in laboratory snail cultures
at SIPD. She graduated with an associate’s degree from
Peking
University.
Meng Xianhong works in epidemic schistosomiasis
control at SIPD. He has a master’s degree from
South-Wet
University,
Chongqing.
Yang Yu specializes in schistosomiasis epidemiology
at SIPD. She graduated from the College
of Health Management and
Administration at Sichuan
University.
Qian Xiao Hong specializes in schistosomiasis
prevention and treatment at SIPD. She graduated from
Chongqing
pharmacy school.
Ye Hong specializes in laboratory snail cultures at
SIPD. She graduated with an associate’s degree from the
College
of Health Management and
Administration from Sichuan
University.
Wen Song specializes in statistical data analysis
at SIPD. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from
Sichuan
University.
Xu Fa Sen specializes in schistosomiasis prevention
and treatment at SIPD. He graduated from the Health Management Program
at Sichuan
University.
Mao Yong concentrates on snail surveys, Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) and data
collection at SIPD. He graduated from the
College
of Health Management and
Administration at Sichuan
University.
Zhang Yi specializes in epidemiology and ultra
sound. She has a bachelor’s degree from
Luzhou
Medical
College.
Liu Yang is an employee at SIPD. She graduated from
Luzhou
Medical College
and began a master’s program in epidemiology at
Sichuan
University in of September 2007. At
SIPD, she specializes in epidemiology and participates in
schistosomiasis fieldwork.
Lu Ding concentrates on field work organization,
snail collection and questionnaire organization for SIPD. He graduated
with a bachelor’s degree from Sichuan
University
Chen Ling is involved in the laboratory culture of
snails at SIPD. He holds an associates degree from Peking
University.
Ning Yao was an intern at SIPD in the summer of
2007. He is an undergraduate at the West China School of Public Health,
Sichuan University. Ning Yao assisted in data collection and
translation.