Abstract: Objective To understand the capability of theoretical knowledge among professionals from different level of parasitic diseases control institutions in Anhui province and promote the training of professionals. Methods All contestants were grouped by the gender, age, professional title, level of institution, and different control task of parasitic diseases, and then their total and different part scores of theoretical knowledge were statistically analyzed by SPSS 18.0 software. Results The average score of 72 contestants from 18 teams was below passing score and 54.17% of contestants did pass the test. The average score of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases barely reached the passing score and the percentage of contestants whose scores of other parasitic diseases and comprehensive knowledge were below passing score was more than 50%. There was no significant difference of total theoretical knowledge score among genders, ages, and professional titles (P＞0.05), and a significant difference between different level of institution (P＜0.05). There was no significant difference of total and different part score among different control task of parasitic diseases (P＞0.05). Conclusion It is low and urgent to promote the capability of theoretical knowledge among professionals from different level of parasitic diseases control institutions in Anhui province.

Key words: Parasitic diseases, Competition, Theoretical knowledge