Sleeping sickness in southeastern Uganda: A systems approach

被引：8

作者：

Berrang-Ford L. ^{[1
]}

Waltner-Toews D. ^{[1
]}

Charron D. ^{[2
]}

Odiit M. ^{[3
]}

McDermott J. ^{[4
]}

Smit B. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph

[2] Foodborne, Waterborne and Zoonotic Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, Ont.

[3] Ministry of Health, Kampala

[4] International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi

[5] Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph

来源：

EcoHealth | 2005年 / 2卷 / 3期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

Sleeping sickness; Social conflict; Systems approach; Trypanosomiasis; Tsetse; Uganda;

D O I：

10.1007/s10393-005-6331-9

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

Sleeping sickness continues to be a significant public health burden in southeastern Uganda. Continued spread of the disease into new areas of Uganda highlights our inability to understand and predict the distribution of infection. Multiple factors influence the distribution of sleeping sickness, including climate, land cover, cattle movements, prevention and control activities, and social conflict. We draw on a systems approach to conceptualize and characterize the multiple interacting forces and processes that influence the spatial and temporal dynamics of sleeping sickness in Uganda. This synthesis reveals a complex system of interactions among human and biophysical systems, feedback, and scale dependence. We identify some common analytical modeling approaches relative to our system characterization and identify opportunities for sleeping sickness research and improved understanding of disease dynamics in Uganda. © 2005 EcoHealth Journal Consortium.

引用

页码：183 / 194

页数：11

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