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Spatiotemporal Epidemiology of Echinococcosis in an Oasis Ecosystem - Xinyuan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, 2004-2025.
4 affiliations
- 1Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Health Supervision Institute), Ili, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
- 2Xinyuan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Xinyuan County Health Supervision Institute), Ili, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
- 3Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases in Xinjiang, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
- 4National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research; National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases; National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology; World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Abstract
Echinococcosis is hyperendemic in China, but its spatiotemporal epidemiology within oasis ecosystems remains poorly understood. This study identified temporal uncertainty and spatial heterogeneity, and evidence of dual domestic and sylvatic transmission networks. The annual reported incidence (ARI) of cystic echinococcosis (CE) showed nominal associations with climatic and vegetation factors at lags of 7-8 years, consistent with livestock cycles, whereas the ARI of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) showed nominal associations at lags of 1-3 years, consistent with rodent population dynamics. These findings support a tailored One Health strategy that distinguishes CE from AE. Aligning interventions with disease-specific ecological lag periods may improve precision and effectiveness of control in oasis regions.
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BibTeX
@article{sali2026spatiotemporal,
title = {{Spatiotemporal Epidemiology of Echinococcosis in an Oasis Ecosystem - Xinyuan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, 2004-2025.}},
author = {Dilixiati Sali and Hexia Yang and Deyong Ding and Shiyun Wang and Guangzhong Shi and Xinying Xie and Baixue Liu and Zhisheng Chen and Jiangshan Zhao and Xu Wang},
journal = {China CDC weekly},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.46234/ccdcw2026.215},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42996905},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Spatiotemporal Epidemiology of Echinococcosis in an Oasis Ecosystem - Xinyuan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, 2004-2025.
AU - Dilixiati Sali
AU - Hexia Yang
AU - Deyong Ding
AU - Shiyun Wang
AU - Guangzhong Shi
AU - Xinying Xie
AU - Baixue Liu
AU - Zhisheng Chen
AU - Jiangshan Zhao
AU - Xu Wang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - China CDC weekly
DO - 10.46234/ccdcw2026.215
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42996905
AB - Echinococcosis is hyperendemic in China, but its spatiotemporal epidemiology within oasis ecosystems remains poorly understood. This study identified temporal uncertainty and spatial heterogeneity, and evidence of dual domestic and sylvatic transmission networks. The annual reported incidence (ARI) of cystic echinococcosis (CE) showed nominal associations with climatic and vegetation factors at lags of 7-8 years, consistent with livestock cycles, whereas the ARI of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) showed nominal associations at lags of 1-3 years, consistent with rodent population dynamics. These findings support a tailored One Health strategy that distinguishes CE from AE. Aligning interventions with disease-specific ecological lag periods may improve precision and effectiveness of control in oasis regions.
SN - 2096-7071
ER -