EPIDEMIOLOGIC MODELING FOR ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL

被引:48
作者
HABBEMA, JDF
ALLEY, ES
PLAISIER, AP
VANOORTMARSSEN, G
REMME, JHF
机构
[1] ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROGRAM, OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
[2] UNDP WORLDBANK WHO SPECIAL PROGRAMME RES & TRAININ, CH-1211 GENEVA 27, SWITZERLAND
来源
PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1992年 / 8卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0169-4758(92)90248-Z
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Planning and evaluation of parasitic disease control is complicated by the many interacting factors that jointly determine the epidemiological trends under different control strategies. The Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP) of the World Health Organization in West Africa has recognized this problem and uses epidemiological modelling as an aid to addressing control questions. Dik Habbema, Edoh Soumbey Alley, Anton Plaisier, Gerrit van Oortmarssen and Hans Remme describe the organization of modelling in the OCP and summarize the most important achievements thus far. The experience with applied modelling in OCP is of considerable interest for other disease control programmes.
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页数:5
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