Measuring malaria endemicity from intense to interrupted transmission.
Measuring malaria endemicity from intense to interrupted transmission.
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DOI：
10.1016/s1473-3099(08)70069-0
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发表时间：
2008-06
影响因子：
56.3
通讯作者：
Snow, Robert W.
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作者：
Hay, Simon I.;Smith, David L.;Snow, Robert W.
长期以来，对疟疾传播进行量化以对疟疾风险进行分类一直是流行病学家关注的问题。在全球根除疟疾方案的时代，通过将疟疾流行的测量纳入为疟疾控制方案确定的行动要点的规则中，使疟疾流行的测量制度化。我们回顾了这些指数的历史发展及其当代意义。此时，许多疟疾流行国家正在扩大其疟疾控制活动，并重新考虑消灭疟疾的前景。这些考虑对国际社会也很重要，因为国际社会最近面临重新评估根除疟疾前景的挑战。
The quantification of malaria transmission for the classification of malaria risk has long been a concern for epidemiologists. During the era of the Global Malaria Eradication Programme, measurements of malaria endemicity were institutionalised by their incorporation into rules outlining defined action points for malaria control programmes. We review the historical development of these indices and their contemporary relevance. This is at a time when many malaria-endemic countries are scaling-up their malaria control activities and reconsidering their prospects for elimination. These considerations are also important to an international community that has recently been challenged to revaluate the prospects for malaria eradication.