ASIA/CINA - Cases of parasitic disease increase by 75 per cent. 12 million people in China infected by a parasite in the liver

Tuesday, 17 May 2005

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Rome (Fides Service) - Diseases caused by food parasites are a growing threat for public health and a serious problem for food security. According to a survey by the Chinese health ministry in 31 provinces and regions of China in the last ten years parasitic diseases have increased by 75 per cent.
An estimated 12 million people are infected by a parasite which affects the liver and can lead to disease with symptoms of diarrhoea, malnutrition and cirrhosis of the liver. The highest levels of this disease, distomatosis of the liver, are registered in Canton, the southern autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang and in north eastern province of Jilin.
According to the health ministry survey the increase of this disease is due to a consumer tendency to eat raw food.
In the whole of China, the average of some infections of this type of parasites is 63.65 per cent lower than ten years ago, but despite these results the health ministry will continue its efforts to prevent diseases coming from animals. (AP) (17/5/2005 Agenzia Fides; Righe:18; Parole:208)